Professor Nelson Maldonado-Torres has been the featured subject of the most recent special issue of The SoJo Journal: Social and Cultural Foundations of Education: It is dedicated to interpretations of and dialogues with Professor Nelson Maldonado-Torres’ work. The special issue is titled “Non-modern notions of revolution for educational foundations: Nelson Maldonado-Torres’ decolonial critical thinking”. […]
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Hady Ba: Wins Frantz Fanon Outstanding Achievement Award
Professor Hady Ba, Associate Research Scholar of UConn Philosophy, has won the prestigious Frantz Fanon Outstanding Achievement Award. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Michael Lynch: Appears on WNPR: “Is humanity taking a back seat in the age of AI?”
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Michael Lynch appeared on an episode of WNPR’s “Where We Live” titled “Is Humanity Taking a Back Seat in the Age of AI?”. to speak about about Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI, “Magnificent Humanity,” as well as AI’s broader impacts on society. The Philosophy department wishes to extend our […]
Lewis Gordon: To be Keynote for the World Congress of Existential Therapy
Board of Trustees Distinguished Lewis Gordon is the Keynote for the 4th World Congress of Existential Therapy, at which 500 therapists from across the globe participated. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Nelson Maldonado-Torres: Presented Talk at “The Philosopher” Event Series
Professor Nelson Maldonado-Torres presented the lecture, “Philosophies of the South: Towards Pluralistic Decolonial Humanisms”, as part of The Philosopher‘s event series: “On Philosophy Spring/Summer 2026”. The Philosopher is the journal of the Philosophical Society of England, “a charitable organization founded in 1913 to provide an alternative to the formal university-based discipline.” The Philosophy department wishes […]
Sarah Setlaelo: Featured in MIT Center for International Studies Event
Visiting scholar Dr. Sarah Setlaelo will be featured in the event, titled “US-Africa Relations at the Crossroads: Reset or Rupture?”, hosted by the MIT Center for International Studies. Dr. Setlaelo will serve as the discussant for the conversation with Molly Phee, former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. The Philosophy department wishes to […]
Maria Genova & Marcos Alcázar Estrella to Give Talk at Cardiff University
Maria Genova and Marcos Alcázar Estrella will be giving a talk at the ‘Speech and Society: Contemporary Philosophy of Language’ Conference organized by the Cardiff University Philosophy Department, between June 23rd and June 24th , 2026. Maria’s talk is titled “This Weekend I’ll Be Making a Change”: Playful Speech and Resistance, and Marcos’s talk is titled “Is […]
Ting-an Lin: “AI, Normality, and Oppressive Things” published in “Minds and Machines”
Professor Ting-An Lin’s paper, “AI, Normality, and Oppressive Things” (co-authored with Linus Ta-Lun Huang), has been published in Minds and Machines. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Michael Lynch: Quoted in TNR Cover Story
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Michael Lynch is quoted in the The New Republic June cover story, “Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real,” discussing Trump’s brand of arrogance. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Lewis Gordon: Presented Two Public Lectures, Organized by TalkPOPc
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon spoke at two public events organized by talkPOPc on Sunday, May 24th, in Brooklyn. The first, Conversation about Power at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The second, titled Fear of Black Consciousness at Liz’s Book Bar. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!