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Assigning Public Philosophy Projects to Undergraduates (guest post)

In some of his recent courses, Daniel Munro, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, has tried assigning something different from the traditional essays and exams: creative public philosophy projects. (more…)

How Does Your University Count Double Majors?

The philosophy major program at the University of Nebraska, Kearney (UNK) is facing elimination, mainly over issues of low enrollments and numbers of majors, and one issue of contention between UNK’s Department of Philosophy and administration is how students double-majoring in philosophy and another field should be counted. (more…)

New: Washington University Review of Philosophy

Washington University Review of Philosophy is a new, open-access journal featuring articles by and interviews with professional philosophers, edited by undergraduate students. (more…)

First-Generation College Students and Philosophy

A philosophy professor has embarked on a project to understand and address issues faced by philosophy students who are first-generation college students or members of other traditionally underrepresented groups, and she could use your help. (more…)

Philosophy Enrollment Grows — a Little — in Canada

While the total number of undergraduate philosophy majors in Canada is down since 2010, a recent bump and some anecdotal evidence has University Affairs reporting that “philosophy is having a moment.” (more…)

Devastating Cuts at Laurentian University To Philosophy & Many Other Programs

Following years of extraordinary mismanagement by administrators, Laurentian University is attempting to address its current financial insolvency by eliminating a shocking number of academic programs and tenured positions. The Department of Philosophy and several of its faculty are among those slated for elimination. (more…)

Advice About Undergraduate Philosophy Journals

A professor sends in a query about advising students on undergraduate philosophy journals. (more…)

Cabrini University to Cut Philosophy Major

Cabrini University, a Catholic College in Pennsylvania, has announced that it is eliminating several programs, including its philosophy major. (more…)

Unconventional Readings in Undergraduate Philosophy Courses

Plato? Check. Descartes? Check. Hume? Check…. (more…)

Summer 2021 Philosophy Programs for Undergraduate Students

As in years past, I’m creating a post for listing summer programs in philosophy for undergraduate students. (Similar posts will be forthcoming for graduate students and high school students.) (more…)

Philosophy Under Threat at St. Mary’s College

The administration at St. Mary’s College of Maryland is considering eliminating the school’s philosophy programs. (more…)

Undergraduate Philosophy Journals Database

Do you know undergraduate philosophy students who might be interested in publishing their work? (more…)

Philosophy Canceled at Southwest Baptist University

Is the administration at Southwest Baptist University (SBU) scared of philosophy? (more…)

The Guardian’s 2021 Philosophy Rankings

The Guardian has released the 2021 edition of its “Best UK Universities” list, which includes discipline-specific rankings.
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The Stand-Alone Philosophy Minor

At some schools, there’s no philosophy major, just a philosophy minor. What should it be like? (more…)

Philosophy Survives at Illinois Wesleyan

Today the Board of Trustees of Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) met to decide on their proposal, announced last month, to eliminate various programs and departments at the school, including philosophy. Not all programs survived, but philosophy did. (more…)

Philosophy at Illinois Wesleyan Threatened – Updated With Link to Petition

The Board of Trustees at Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) has proposed eliminating the school’s Philosophy Department, along with some other departments. (more…)

Lower-Level Course Materials on Race, Racism, and Protests

Philosophy professors who will be teaching courses like “Contemporary Moral Problems” this fall may be interested in adding a unit on race, racism, protests, and related issues that have been at the forefront of the public’s attention recently. (more…)

Elmira College Cuts Philosophy (Updated)

Elmira College, a small private liberal arts college in New York, has announced that it is cutting several programs, including philosophy. (more…)

Rockford University Eliminates Philosophy Major

Rockford University in Illinois is eliminating four major programs, including philosophy. (more…)

Facts and Figures About U.S. Philosophy Departments

Humanities Indicators, a project of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences that gathers information about the humanities in the United States, has released a report that includes a variety of details about philosophy departments. (more…)

Boonin & Singer Raising Funds to Reduce COVID-19’s Impact in Poorer Countries

David Boonin, professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado and organizer of the Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy for undergraduates, was hoping to get Peter Singer (Princeton) to participate in one of the seminar’s sessions. But he knew that Singer, who is a very well-known philosopher and in-demand speaker, and who spends a lot of his time working to ..

2020 QS Philosophy Rankings

The 2020 “QS World University Rankings” have been published, including rankings of philosophy programs. (more…)