We’re pleased to announce that Kevin Lande is the winner of the 2016-17 Carnap Prize for his paper entitled “Parts of Perception.” More information regarding the prize can be found here and a…
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Helen Lee Wins First-Place Presentation at the UCLA Humanities Dialogues Symposium
Published: June 20, 2017Congratulations to Helen Lee, a second-year philosophy major, for her prize-winning presentation “Truth-Telling and Humanity: What Is Our Duty to Tell the Truth?” at the UCLA Humanities Dialogues Symposium, held…
Read MoreCongratulations to Kalish Prize Winners
Published: May 19, 2017The Kalish Prize is given annually in honor of Donald Kalish for intellectual excellence in one or more promising undergraduate student. Congratulations to our 2016-17 winners Tiffany Han, Shushan Ginosyan, Kartik…
Read MoreSeana Shiffrin Delivers Tanner Lectures
Published: May 19, 2017Seana Shiffrin delivered the Tanner Lectures in Human Values in late April at UC Berkeley. More information is available here: https://tannerlectures.berkeley.edu/2016-2017-lecture-series/
Read MoreDavid Friedell Appointed Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia
Published: May 5, 2017Congratulations to David Friedell who has just been appointed as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. David completed his PhD at UCLA in 2014, and…
Read MoreSabine Tsuruda Awarded The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Published: May 2, 2017Congratulations to Sabine Tsuruda who has just won a prestigious Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowship. It will provide her with a year of funding to complete her dissertation entitled Moral Agency and…
Read MoreGabbrielle Johnson Wins UCLA’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Published: April 26, 2017Congratulations to Gabbrielle Johnson who has been chosen to receive UCLA’s Distinguished Teaching Award. The award, which is given to only five teaching assistants on campus each year, recognizes extraordinary…
Read MoreWill Reckner Appointed Assistant Professor at University of Richmond
Published: April 26, 2017Congratulations to Will Reckner who will be beginning a tenure-track position at the University of Richmond starting Fall 2017. Will is completing a dissertation on “The Form of Law: Practical…
Read MoreAppointment of Sherrilyn Roush
Published: April 3, 2017We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sherrilyn Roush will be joining the UCLA Department of Philosophy faculty in the upcoming 2017-18 academic year. Dr. Roush’s areas of specialization include…
Read MoreLaura Gillespie Appointed Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University
Published: April 3, 2017Congratulations to Laura Gillespie who has just been appointed as a Postdoctoral Scholar in Philosophy at Stanford University’s McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society for 2017-18. After filing her dissertation…
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