Curtis D. Gridley, a great friend to the Philosophy Department, sadly passed away last month.
The schedule for the 41st Kansas Philosophical Society meeting is now available. The meeting will take place at WSU on Saturday, April 13. Click this story for the schedule and additional information about this year's meeting.
Submissions are now open for the Philosophy Department's History of Philosophy Scholarship, which comes with an award of $1,500. Applications need to completed by 1 April, 2024. View this story for information about the scholarship and for submission instructions.
A recent opinion article published by Technician describes a variety of ways that studying philosophy can help you to gain a competitive advantage in many employment sectors.
Simpliciter is a new undergraduate philosophy journal published at Brandeis University. The first submission deadline is January 7, 2024.
Please join us in congratulating Elliott Schreck, who was selected by the Philosophy Department as the recipient of the 2023 Craig Macy Scholarship.
A recent AP News story describes how Francesco Farioli, who studied philosophy at Florence University, ultimately became the coach of the OGC Nice football club in France's Ligue 1.
Through the generosity of anonymous donors the department has a new fund for our majors. The goal is to provide help to students who might be dealing with external difficulties, particularly financial ones. If you're a philosophy major who needs help, or you know of a student who might, or if you would like to contribute to the fund, please click this story to read more!
Professor Deborah Boyle (College of Charleston) will be the Philosophy Department's 2023 Distinguished Lecturer in the History of Philosophy. Boyle's first lecture (title TBA) will take place Thursday, March 23, at 1:00pm in Lindquist Hall Room 100. The second lecture (title TBA) will take place Friday, March 24, at 1:00pm in Lindquist Hall Room 100. Both talks are free and open to the public
Come as you are for an afternoon of resilience and food! Attendees will have the chance to listen to Dr. Kabagarama speak on the topic of resilience, incorporating her early life experience in Uganda, migration to the United States in 1982, and career as a professor, minister, storyteller, poet, author, and motivational speaker. Friday, February 10, 1pm-3:30pm at the CAC Theater. The talk is free and open to the public.
Alumni News
Here's what a few folks have done with their philosophy degree from WSU.
LCDR Joseph M. Hatfield retired from Naval Intelligence and is now an Assistant Professor in the Cyber Science
Department of the US Naval Academy (2025).
Misha Jacob-Warren returned to her roots and now is Deputy General Counsel at WSU (2025).
Lucy Petroucheva is a Coach at the Kansas Leadership Center (2025). "With a rich educational background
in psychology, philosophy, adaptive leadership, human-centered design, group dynamics,
adult learning theory, coaching, and Eastern contemplative practice, Lucy blends theory
and practical application. Her experience spans leading inclusive learning initiatives,
managing projects and teams, and fostering strategic partnerships across diverse sectors."
Courtney Minor is a graduate student in the PhD program in Philosophy at UCLA with full funding.
She's studying Philosophy of Law, Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Logic (2025).
Daniel Saunders finished his PhD in Philosophy at the University of British Columbia in philosophy
of science. He's now a Bayesian statisician with expertise in geospatial models and
time-series (2025).
Tyler Hiebert is finishing his dissertation for a PhD in Communications at the Annenberg School
of Communications, USC (2020).
Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover founded Groover Labs, a creative concept to market maker space in Wichita's Old Town Opportunity Zone
(2019).
