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The Kalish Prize for Intellectual Excellence in Philosophy is awarded by the faculty of the Department of Philosophy to one or more of their most promising undergraduate students. Congratulations to…

On May 20-24, philosophy students John Abughattas and Alyssa Hsu present their research during UCLA’s Undergraduate Research Week. Over 1,000 undergraduates participate in Research Poster Day on May 21 and over…

Congratulations to Jordan Wallace-Wolf who has been chosen to receive UCLA’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Each year, the award is given to only five teaching assistants on campus and recognizes extraordinary…

We are pleased to announce that Gabbrielle Johnson has filed her dissertation, “Cognition and the Structure of Bias,” and it has been accepted. Her Ph.D. degree will be awarded on…

We are pleased to announce that Lauren Schaeffer has filed her dissertation, “Oppression and Resistance,” and it has been accepted. Her Ph.D. degree will be awarded on March 22, 2019.

Congratulations to Milo Crimi, Kim Johnston, and Jordan Wallace-Wolf, the 2018-19 Departmental Teaching Award recipients. Bestowed by the Department of Philosophy faculty, the award recognizes a graduate student’s career of…

How accurate is The Good Place’s philosophy? Marie Claire asks UCLA faculty and the show’s resident philosophy consultant Pamela Hieronymi. Read the complete article here.

Yewon Kim (’19 Philosophy and Psychology), as president and one of the founders of Wazo Connect, discussed her work with the student organization that provides peer counseling services. The complete…

Congratulations to Mark Greenberg who published an analysis of the president’s use of pardon power in the Lawfare blog. You can read his piece at https://www.lawfareblog.com/trumps-corrupt-use-pardon-power.

Congratulations to Brian Copenhaver, who has been appointed as the Chief Editor of the History of Philosophy Quarterly.  It, along with the Journal of the History of Philosophy and the…