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TagTo Help Avert University’s “Hunger Games,” A Philosopher Steps Down
Philosopher John Sutton will be voluntarily stepping down from his position as professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at Macquarie University as a way of helping his colleagues avoid a “Hunger Games”-style plan imposed by the university to cut faculty. (more…)
Philosopher Named to White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Kyle Whyte, the George Willis Pack Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, has been named to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. (more…)
Andrew Levine (1944-2021)
Andrew Levine, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park, and political columnist, has died. (more…)
Stephen White (1983-2021)
Stephen White, associate professor of philosophy at Northwestern University, died yesterday. (more…)
Mount St. Mary’s Students Call for Resignation of Philosophy Professor
Students at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland are calling for the resignation of philosophy professor Joshua Hochschild because of an article he wrote earlier this month for The American Mind, a publication of the Claremont Institute, a conservative advocacy organization. (more…)
Fabrizio Mondadori (1943-2021)
Fabrizio Mondadori, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, died earlier this month. (more…)
Richard Boyd (1942-2021)
Richard Boyd, emeritus professor of philosophy at Cornell University, has died.
University of Dallas Names Philosopher as Next President
The Board of Trustees of the University of Dallas, a Catholic university in Texas, has announced that philosopher Jonathan J. Sanford will be the school’s next president. (more…)
Margaret Morrison (1954-2021)
Margaret Morrison, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, has died. (more…)
Richard Garner (1936-2020)
Richard Thomas Garner, emeritus professor of philosophy at The Ohio State University, has died. (more…)
David Charles McCarty (1953-2020)
David Charles McCarty, professor of philosophy at Indiana University, has died. (more…)
Hasna Begum (1935-2020)
Hasna Begum, professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Dhaka, has died. (more…)
Divers from Leeds to Trinity College Dublin
John Divers, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Leeds, will be moving to Department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. (more…)
Rudolph Weingartner (1927-2020)
Rudolph Weingartner, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, has died. (more…)
Raimo Tuomela (1940-2020)
Raimo Heikki Tuomela, Professor Emeritus in Practical Philosophy, University of Helsinki, has died. (more…)
Bat-Ami Bar On
Bat-Ami Bar On, professor of philosophy, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University, director of the university’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, has died. (more…)
Anne Seller (1941-2020)
Anne Seller, a philosopher who taught at the University of Kent for many years, has died. (more…)
William J. Wainwright (1935-2020)
William “Bill” Judson Wainwright, distinguished professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has died. (more…)
Adam Morton (1945-2020) (updated)
Adam Morton, a philosopher who over the course of his career held appointments at several institutions, most recently at the University of British Columbia (UBC), has died. (more…)
Arthur Collins (1930-2020)
Arthur “Artie” W. Collins, professor emeritus of philosophy at the City University of New York’s City College and Graduate Center, has died. (more…)
Notre Dame President and Philosopher Contracts COVID-19 after White House Visit
John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame and member of the univerity’s Department of Philosophy, has contracted COVID-19 after visiting the White House at the end of last month for the ceremony announcing the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. (more…)
Dan W. Brock (1937-2020)
Dan W. Brock, professor emeritus of medical ethics in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University, has died. (more…)
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty (1932-2020)
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty, a philosopher known for her work in moral psychology and ethics, has died. (more…)
Jeffrie Murphy (1940-2020)
Jeffrie G. Murphy, Regents Professor of Law, Philosophy and Religious Studies at Arizona State University (ASU), has died. (more…)
Devon Belcher (1967-2020)
Devon Belcher, who until recently was associate professor of philosophy at Oglethorpe University, has died.
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Zena Hitz Wins 2020 Hiett Prize
Philosopher Zena Hitz, tutor at St. John’s College, is the winner of the 2020 Hiett Prize in the Humanities. (more…)
Philippe Mongin (1950-2020)
Economist and philosopher Philippe Mongin died last month. (more…)
Andrea Tschemplik (1961-2020)
Andrea Tschemplik, associate professor of philosophy at American University, died last month. (more…)