Professor Sam Wheeler’s essay, “Does ChatGPT refer with Names? Design Intention and Derivative Reference in Large Language Models,” is forthcoming in the December issue of nonsite.org. You may also read a near final version here. Congratulations, Professor Wheeler!
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Lewis Gordon: Featured in Podcast “Philosophy Bites”
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Global Affairs Lewis Gordon has recently featured in the podcast Philosophy Bites, in which the focus of discussion is the Martinican revolutionary philosopher, psychiatrist, and sociologist Frantz Fanon. The podcast is called Lewis Gordon on Frantz Fanon, listen to it here! Congratulations, Professor Gordon!
Lewis Gordon: Delivered Keynote at North American Sartre Society Meeting at ULV
In September of 2025, Lewis Gordon delivered the keynote speech at the American Sartre Society Meeting, which took place at LaVerne University. The conference focused on the thought of Sartre and Fanon. Click here for the conference schedule. There was also a session on Gordon’s work, which featured two alumni of the UConn Philosophy Department: […]
Michael Lynch: To Deliver Suter Distinguished Lecture at Michigan State University
Professor Micheal Lynch will be giving the Suter Distinguished Lecture on “Truth and History” next week on Friday, October 3rd at Michigan State University.
Ahmed AboHamad: To Deliver Fellow’s Talk on Political (Dis)engagement
Ahmed AboHamad, who was awarded the UConn Humanities Dissertation Fellowship this year (2025-2026), will be giving a Fellow’s Talk, titled “The Inward Turn and the Vices of Political (Dis)engagement.”
Lewis Gordon: Delivers Martha Nussbaum Distinguished Lecture at HDCA
Professor Lewis Gordon delivered the Martha Nussbaum Distinguished Lecture at the HDCA 2025 conference in Bradford, UK, presenting on “Freedom, with Respect to Justice and Decolonization.”
In Memoriam: Arthur Stephen McGrade (1934–2025)
Arthur Stephen McGrade, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut Storrs, died at his home in Florida on 11 June 2025. Steve was a dedicated scholar, a skilled teacher, and a profoundly gracious colleague, and remained active in his research until very late in his life. He had a Ph.D. in Philosophy from […]
Ananda Griffin: Awarded Emotion & Society Lab Graduate Fellowship
Our PhD student, Ananda Griffin, has been invited to participate in the Emotion and Society Lab Graduate Fellowship Program. This is an online program for doctoral students who are working on emotion, which is based at UC Riverside and Wake Forest University.
Michael Lynch: NYTimes
Congratulations to Professor Michael Patrick Lynch, who was featured in a front-page New York Times news analysis by Senior White House Correspondent Peter Baker!
Jane Gordon: Politika
Congratulations to Professor Jane Gordon on her recent interview in Politika! In this article, Dr. Gordon, an affiliate faculty member in the department of Political Science, interviews philosopher Mabogo P. More regarding his work in existential Black philosophy.