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  • Alum Jon McCray Jones featured in In Focus
    Alum Jon McCray Jones, Philosophy and Political Science double major, featured in In Focus. Clink the link to read the article. https://uwm.edu/letters-science/in-focus/what-can-you-do-with-a-philosophy-major/
  • Dr. William Penn awarded 2026 Oxford University Teaching with Technology Prize.
    Congratulations to Dr. William Penn for being awarded the 2026 Oxford University Teaching with Technology Prize. To learn more please visit the American Philosophical Association (APA)’s website.
  • Dr. William Penn Awarded College of Letters and Science Course Development Grant in Public Humanities
    Congratulations to Dr. William Penn on being awarded the College of Letters and Science Course Development grant in Public Humanities. Well done! To learn more about the research and development activities within the College of Letters and Science, visit Research – Letters & Science.
  • Moses Bidwell and Richard Sanderson Receive Seidler Award (2025–2026)
    The Department would like to congratulate Moses Bidwell and Richard Sanderson on receiving the Seidler Award for 2025-2026. Information regarding this award along with our other awards can be found at the following link: Scholarships and Awards – Philosophy
  • Professor Blain Neufeld is now a co-host at “New Books in Philosophy”
    Professor Blain Neufeld is now a co-host at “New Books in Philosophy” covering books about political and moral philosophy. “New Books in Philosophy” is part of the New Books Network which is the largest book-focused podcast network in the world! Below is a link to the podcast; and congratulations to Professor Neufeld for contributing to this exciting organization! New …
  • Professor Blain Neufeld on being awarded the C21 Faculty Fellows Award for 2026-2027
    The Department would like to congratulate Professor Blain Neufeld on being awarded the C21 Faculty Fellows Award for 2026-2027. For more information regarding the fellowship, please visit here.
  • 2026 UWM Brian Winters Undergraduate Philosophy Essay Competition
    The author of the best essay submitted will receive a monetary award of $2000, disbursed in fall 2026! Eligibility: Enrolled UWM student with declared Philosophy Major at time of submission. Continuing student (not graduating spring 2026) How to apply: Submit general scholarship application on the Panther Scholarship App by deadline (2/22/26) Send essay (900-1500 words) …
  • Philosophy students explore a new way of thinking with Indigenous philosophy course
    The especially innovative and original course on Indigenous Philosophy that Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Eric Wilkinson is currently teaching is featured in the recent issue of In-Focus. Have a look: here.
  • Distinguished Professor Emeritus John Koethe’s “Cemeteries and Galaxies”
    Check out our very own Dr. John Koethe’s interview with Wisconsin Today on WPR about his recently published poetry book “Cemeteries and Galaxies.” This marks Professor Koethe’s 13th published book of poetry. Congratulations John!!! If you’re interested in purchasing his book, you can do that here.
  • Congratulations to Braden Cooper
    Congratulations to UWM philosophy major Braden Cooper, whose philosophy article has been accepted for publication in next month's edition of Stance: An international undergraduate philosophy journal! The article is entitled: "Examining Aristotle's Substance: Does AI Autonomy Warrant a Reinterpretation of Artifacts and Natural Substances?" Look for Braden's article to appear next month at: https://openjournals.bsu.edu/stance
  • Spring 2025 Colloquia
    The Brin Lecture “Finding Funny”David Shoemaker, Cornell3:30 – 5:30April 18, 2025CRT 175 ABSTRACTWe’re all familiar with advertent humor, things that people say or do deliberately that aim to be funny (e.g. telling jokes, making wisecracks, engaging in pratfalls, etc.). But there’s plenty of inadvertent humor we’ve experienced as well (e.g. a dog sounding like a …
  • Fall 2024 Colloquia
    August 30 Joachim HorvathRuhr University Bochum3:30 – 5:30MIT 361 September 20 Matt BoyleUniversity of Chicago3:30 – 5:30CRT 175 October 18 Don GarrettNYU3:30 – 5:30CRT 175 November 8 Javiera Perez GomezMarquette University3:30 – 5:30CRT 175 2024_FALL_Colloquia_FlyerDownload

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