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Professor Michaela McSweeney receives Susan K. Jackson Award
Professor Michaela McSweeney is this year's recipient of the Susan K. Jackson Award, honoring those who create and nurture community in the… More
Eliška Wichterlová receives Dissertation Fellowship
Eliška Wichterlová has received a Bloom Dissertation Fellowship for Spring 2027. Congratulations, Eliška! More
Pol Pardini Gisbert recieves BUCH award
Pol Pardini Gisbert has received a BU Center for Humanities Graduate Student Award for 2026. The award recognizes graduate students doing outstanding… More
Professors Anderson and Kumar receive $90k grant
Professor Derek Anderson and Professor Victor Kumar have been awarded a $90,000 grant by the PPE Research Consortium for their project Techno-Tribalism:… More
Professor Darien Pollock publishes book: Street Knowledge: The Hidden Ways Social Change Happens
Professor Darien Pollock's book Street Knowledge: The Hidden Ways Social Change Happens is now available for pre-order through Princeton University Press. More… More
Professor Cinzia Arruzza will have an article published in May
Professor Cinzia Arruzza will have her article, "The Justice of the First Wave," published in the Summer 2026 volume of Oxford Studies… More
Professor Andrew Butler has two papers accepted for publication
Lecturer Andrew Butler has had two papers accepted for publication this semester: one in Synthese and the other in Erkenntnis. Congratulations, Andrew! More
Congratulations to UROP presenters
We recognize the hard work for the philosophy students who presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on October 17th, and thank everyone… More
Professor Susanne Sreedhar Publishes a Book
Professor Susanne Sreedhar has published a book titled Hobbes on Sex, a novel interpretation of Hobbes on gender and sexuality. It is… More
Sally Sedgwick appointed as William Goodwin Aurelio Professor in the Humanities
Professor Sally Sedgwick has been appointed as the inaugural William Goodwin Aurelio Professor in the Humanities, effective July 1, 2025. The Aurelio… More