Tag: undergraduate
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Philosophy Major at Utica Targeted for Elimination
The president of Utica University, Laura Casamento, at the prompting of Utica’s Board of Trustees, has recommended that the university no longer offer students…
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The Guardian’s 2022 Philosophy Rankings
The Guardian has released its rankings of UK universities at which to study philosophy.
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The Philosophy Major Continues to Recover and Diversify in the U.S. (guest post)
The number of college students graduating with degrees in philosophy continues to increase, as does the gender and racial diversity of this group.
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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…
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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,…
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Save Philosophy at Bloomsburg
“In its desperate need to scapegoat something other than its own misadventures overbuilding, over-spending on everything but education… BU finds itself unable to fulfill…
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Logic Course Breaks University of Sydney Enrollment Record — Or It Doesn’t
Over 2200 students at the University of Sydney are currently enrolled in “Philosophy 1012: Introduction to Logic,” setting a university-wide record for highest enrollment…
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Percentage of Women Graduating with Philosophy Degrees Increases
In 2020, 39% of undegraduates leaving colleges with degrees in philosophy were women, up from 35% in 2017, reports Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside).
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Pulling In Undergraduate Majors
A philosophy professor writes in asking for suggestions about how a philosophy department can attract undergraduate majors.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Advice About Undergraduate Philosophy Journals
A professor sends in a query about advising students on undergraduate philosophy journals.
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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.
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Unconventional Readings in Undergraduate Philosophy Courses
Plato? Check. Descartes? Check. Hume? Check….
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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…
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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.
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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?