Endowed Fund Established
The Philosophy Department has received $167,000. in gifts to establish and endow the Excellence in Philosophical Studies Fund. Department Chair Charles Griswold noted that this new fund will provide very welcome support for both undergraduate and graduate students, and that with the support of its friends and alumni, the Department hopes to grow the Fund […]
New Faculty Appointments
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Susanne Sreedhar as Assistant Professor, tenure track. Dr. Sreedhar is currently Assistant Professor at Tulane University, and joins us in September of 2007. Her AOS is moral and political philosophy, as well as feminist philosophy; and her AOC is early modern philosophy and applied ethics. This […]
New Faculty Publications
Books by four philosophy faculty–Alisa Bokulich, Charles Griswold, Jaakko Hintikka, and Simon Keller–are being published by Cambridge University Press in 2007. The titles are, respectively, Correspondences, Structures, and the Classical Limit; Forgiveness: a Philosophical Exploration; Socratic Epistemology; and The Limits of Loyalty. CUP is widely regarded as one of the best presses in the field.
The Philosophy Department Goes “Green”
At the urging of the Department Chair, the philosophy department is making every effort to save energy, conserve resources, and minimize waste. Professor Griswold has asked that all departmental computers, monitors, and printers be shut off at night; that the ‘last one out’ turn off the lights; that incandescent lights be replaced with low energy […]
Faculty Job Opening – Assistant Professor
Forthcoming in Jobs for Philosophers, Oct. 2006: Boston University, Boston, MA. Department of Philosophy. Rank: Assistant Professor, tenure track. AOS and AOC: open. The department sees a particular need in the history of modern philosophy, but will seriously consider candidates from all areas of specialization. Our diverse interests lead us to value cooperation across the […]
The Department is Pleased to Welcome the Class of 2010
The Department is pleased to welcome the Class of 2010. We are looking forward to an active year with the first issue of Arche, the Boston University Undergraduate Philosophy Journal schedule to be published this fall.
Anat Biletzki is the John Findlay Visiting Professor for 2006-2007
Professor Biletzki is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University.
Corine Pelluchon Joins Philosophy Department for 2006-2007
Corine Pelluchon joins us a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Research Associate in the Center for Philosophy and the History of Science for 2006-2007. Professor Pelluchon is a Teacher of Philosophy at Clermont-Ferrand, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Amiens & Paris Region.
Keller Appointed to Harvard J.K.F School of Goverment for Fall 2006
Simon Keller has been appointed as Visiting Assistant Professor in the John F. Kennedy School of Government for the fall of 2006.
Professor Krzysztof Michalski Wins the 39th Theodor Heuss Prize
The Executive Board and the Board of Trustees of the Theodor-Heuss-Stiftung have awarded the 39th Theodor Heuss Prize to Krzysztof Michalski, the Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences (Vienna) and Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. The ceremony took place in the presence of the German Federal President Johannes Rau and former President Richard […]