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.
The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is hosting a meet and greet with employers on February 15, from 10:30am to 12:30pm, for students in the liberal arts and sciences interested in chatting with employers about positions and internships. Free pizza!
Professor James Schwartz is the lead editor of a new Oxford University Press volume, "Reclaiming Space: Progressive and Multicultural Visions of Space Exploration," which platforms marginalized and underrepresented perspectives on space exploration. The volume will appear in late March and is available for pre-order.
Professor Boyle (College of Charleston) will be the Philosophy Department's Spring 2023 Distinguished Lecturer in the History of Philosophy. Boyle's research focuses on women philosophers in history of early modern and modern philosophy. She is author of Innate Ideas (Continuum, 2009) and The Well-Ordered University: The Philosophy of Margaret Cavendish (Oxford University Press, 2018). Check back in late 2022 or early 2023 for the date and time of Professor Boyle's lecture.
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy Susan Castro was featured in a recent article of The Sunflower.
WSU Philosophy alumnus, Navy Lieutenant Commander, and Naval Academy Cyber Science Professor Joseph Hatfield recently published a paper entitled "Intelligence under Democracy and Authoritarianism: A Philosophical Analysis" in the journal Intelligence and National Security.
Alumni News
Here's what a few folks have done with their philosophy degree from WSU.
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).
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."
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).
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).
is finishing his dissertation for a PhD in Communications at the Annenberg School
of Communications, USC (2020).
Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover founded , a creative concept to market maker space in 麻豆破解版's Old Town Opportunity Zone
(2019).
