View Past Issues of IRIS: The BU Department of Philosophy Newsletter
Graduate Students Micah Trautmann and Lewis Wang Selected for Awards, Give Papers at APA Pacific 2022
The Department is proud to share that two of its graduate students, Lewis Wang and Micah Trautmann, were selected for awards and… More
Undergraduate Alexandra Mascarello (’23) Pens Play on Why We Need the Humanities, Now Featured in BU Today
When undergraduate Philosophy major Alexandra Mascarello ('23) was awarded funding by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), she seized the opportunity to… More
Department Welcomes Visiting Scholar Mario Farina (Università IUAV Venezia)
This week, the Department of Philosophy welcomes Visiting Scholar Mario Farina (Università IUAV Venezia) to continue his research, make use of our… More
Alumna Anna Stroinski (’19) Selected for Fulbright Award
The Department wishes a warm congratulations to alumna Anna Stroinski ('19) on her achievements, as she has been selected for a Fulbright… More
Professor Juliet Floyd Presides Over “A Matrix of Challenges”
Last week, Professor Juliet Floyd presided over the Emerging Media Studies Conference, "A Matrix of Challenges," available for viewing both in-person and… More
Exceptional Undergraduate Philosophers Selected for Department & Humanities Awards
The Department is thrilled to celebrate the recent awards granted to some of our outstanding undergraduate Philosophy students! Awards won include: BU… More
Aja Watkins Wins BUCH Graduate Student Award
Fourth-year graduate student Aja Watkins has been selected by the BU Center for the Humanities to receive a Graduate Student Award this year! The Graduate Student… More
Professor Paul Katsafanas Gives Talk at UMass Boston on Group Fanaticism
Last week, Professor Paul Katsafanas presented a lecture titled "Group Fanaticism and Narratives of Ressentiment" at the Applied Ethics Center of the University… More
Professor Victor Kumar co-authors Boston Globe Article
Professor Victor Kumar, along with his co-author Richmond Campbell, had an article published in the Boston Globe entitled, "Humans aren't born selfish… More
Graduate Student Zara Amdur awarded BUCH Graduate Dissertation Fellowship
The department wishes warm congratulations to Zara Amdur, who has been selected by the BU Center for the Humanities Executive Committee to… More