Graduate Student Joel Van Fossen to Present at 2023 Eastern APA
The Department wants to wish graduate student Joel Van Fossen a warm congratulations on his acceptance into the 2023 American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division Meeting. Joel will present his paper, “Satisficing Love,” at the Eastern Division Meeting next January in Montreal. Joel is currently work on his dissertation and his areas of interests include normative […]
Graduate Student Andrew Butler to Present at 2023 Eastern APA
The Department wants to wish the newly graduated Andrew Butler a warm congratulations on his acceptance into the 2023 American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division Meeting. Andrew will present his paper, “Essence and Hyperintensional Knowledge in Husserl’s Method of Free Variation,” at the meeting to be held next January in Montreal. Congratulations, Andrew!
Grad Student Marie Le Blevennec has Article Published in European Journal of Philosophy
The Department wants to wish a big congratulations to Marie Kerguelen Le Blevennec on her recent achievement: an article she wrote was published in the European Journal of Philosophy! Marie’s article, “The Genealogy as a Contribution to a Natural History of Morals”, was published digitally on May 19th. Her abstract states: “Nietzsche’s readers are often […]
Graduate Student Jordan Kokot Selected for BUCH Ph.D. Internship in the Humanities
The Department is excited to share that grad student Jordan Kokot has been selected for a BUCH Ph.D. Internship in the Humanities for Summer 2022. The Internships program, now in its fifth year, aims “at introducing PhD students in humanities fields to career opportunities at institutions beyond academia” by providing stipend-support internship positions at incredible […]
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 to present papers at the 2022 Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association. The APA conference took place in Vancouver, BC, Canada two weeks ago and awarded Micah and Lewis each an […]
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 combine her creativity, her interests in the humanities, and her determination to show how integral the humanities really are. The resulting play, Defense of the Humanities, is a successful means of communicating the […]
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 Center for the Humanities Undergraduate Student Awards Each year, BUCH bestows awards ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 to distinguished undergraduate students who have been nominated by their department in recognition of their outstanding […]
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 Awards are incredibly competitive and awarded to students doing excellent work in the humanities. Aja’s research focuses on philosophy of science, especially a combination of philosophy of the historical sciences, philosophy of climate […]
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 receive a Graduate Dissertation Fellowship for the 2022-2023 academic year! The Graduate Dissertation Fellowship will fund a semester of Zara’s dissertation research and the opportunity to meet with other Fellows in the BUCH’s […]
Philosophy Grad Students Selected for Research Assistance at BU Center for Antiracist Research
The Department is proud to celebrate two of our Ph.D. candidates, Leticia Castillo Brache and Casey Grippo, who have been selected to serve as Research Assistants for the BU Center for Anti-Racist Research. Since January 2022, Leticia and Casey have worked with Professor Jasmine Gonzales Rose, a professor at the School of Law. Professor Gonzales […]