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Katie Peters: Featured in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to graduate student, Katie Peters, for her article, “Not My Fault: Far-Right Women and the Exculpatory Narratives of Misogyny and Infantilization” for being featured in a special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly!

Posted in Graduate Students, Media

Hady Ba: Interview in the APA Series “Black Issues in Philosophy”

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Associate Professor of Philosophy, Dr. Hady Ba, for his recent interview in the American Philosophical Association series Black Issues in Philosophy!

Posted in Media, Visiting Scholars

Hady Ba: Appointed Invited Professor at the École Normale Supérieure de la Rue d’Ulm – Paris

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Dr. Hady Ba, who was formerly a Fulbright Scholar and is now a Research Associate Professor, for being recently appointed as “Invited Professor at the École Normale Supérieure de la Rue d’Ulm” (Paris)!

Posted in Media, Visiting Scholars

Lewis Gordon: Featured in New Episode of the Tavis Smiley Podcast

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon has been featured in a new episode of the “Tavis Smiley” podcast!

Posted in Faculty, Media

Lewis Gordon: Interviewed in Re-Educated Podcast

Posted on May 13, 2024May 24, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon has recently been interviewed on Re-Educated titled, “How to Teach a Race-Conscious History,” to discuss race, poverty and history. 

Posted in Faculty, Media

Katie Peters: Awarded 2024 Wood/Raith Gender Identity Fellowship

Posted on May 13, 2024May 14, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to student Katie Peters for being awarded the 2024 Wood/Raith Gender Identity Living Trust Summer Fellowship!

Posted in Awards, Graduate Students

Ting-An Lin: “Sexual Violence and Two Types of Moral Wrongs” in Hypatia

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ting-An Lin for her journal article, “Sexual Violence and Two Types of Moral Wrongs,” being published and available in Hypatia!

Posted in Faculty, Media

Mary Gregg: Accepted for Publication in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy

Posted on May 10, 2024May 13, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Alumna, Mary Gregg, whose “Depictive Harm in Little Black Sambo? The Communicative Role of Comic Caricature,”  has been accepted for publication in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy!

Posted in Alumni

Ting-An Lin: Featured in the APA Studies on Asian and Asian American Philosophers and Philosophies

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ting-An Lin for her article, “Analytic Philosophy in Taiwan: Impact Within and Beyond Academia,” being published in the Spring 2024 issue of the APA Studies on Asian and Asian American Philosophers and Philosophies.

Posted in Faculty, Media

Tracy Llanera: Featured in The Philosopher UK

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Associate Professor Tracy Llanera for being featured in The Philosopher UK, alongside Philosophy Department guest and former UCHI fellow, Louise Richardson-Self, on Extremism and the Allure of Science! 

Posted in Faculty, Media
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