2023 Philosophy PhD alumni, former UConn visiting assistant professor and current research associate, Chris Rahlwes is set to begin his appointment as Bhagavan Sambhavnath Endowed Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University in the fall of 2026! The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our warmest congratulations!
Graduate Students
Spring 2026 Graduate Courses
Spring 2026 PHIL 5320: Seminar in the History of Philosophy: Aristotle. Charlotte Duffee, Tuesdays 11:30 am -2:00 pm Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is a foundational text in the history of moral philosophy, and an intimate knowledge of it is essential for understanding later ethical views. This course will focus on Aristotle’s seminal work as well as […]
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.”
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.
Alex Stamson: Existentialism & AI: A Philosophical Discussion
Congratulations to PhD candidate Alex Stamson on her recent public lecture last Wednesday, August 13th! The NYC-based lecture, titled “Existentialism & AI: A Philosophical Discussion,” was a part of the “Lectures on Tap” series.
Chris Rahlwes & Mark Dickson: In Defense of Nonpropositional Truth
Mark Dickson, a current UConn PhD student, and Chris Rahlwes, a UConn alum and research associate have published a new paper in The Philosophical Forum. The article, titled “In Defense of Nonpropositional Truth” argues that truth should not only be restricted to propositions or their bearers.
Ahmed AboHamad: UCHI Dissertation Research Fellow
Congratulations to Philosophy graduate student Ahmed AboHamad on his 2025-2026 Humanities Institute Dissertation Fellowship! The University of Connecticut Humanities Institute (UCHI) has selected Ahmed as one of four dissertation scholars from a competitive pool of applicants for his dissertation “Reconceptualizing Virtue and Flourishing Under Structural Oppression”. You can read more about UCHI’s fellowship program on […]
Dorit Bar-On: APA 2025 Pacific Division Meeting
At this year’s APA Pacific Division Meeting, Professor of Philosophy Dorit Bar-On will be holding an Author Meets Critics session on her recently published book, Expression and Self-Knowledge.
Alex Stamson: “Kinda Radical” Podcast
Check out graduate student Alex Stamson on the Kinda Radical podcast!
Michael Hegarty: Publication in Erkenntnis
Congratulations to graduate student, Michael Hegarty, for being accepted for publication in Erkenntnis!