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- Lee Shepski (University of Arizona) joins department next Fall
The department is delighted to announce that Lee Shepski from the University of Arizona will be joining us as a tenure-track Assistant Professor next Fall. Lee's areas of specialization are ethics and metaethics; his areas of competence are ancient greek philosophy, business ethics, bioethics, and political philosophy. Lee is currently finishing a dissertation on moral realism. To learn more about Lee, visit his University of Arizona homepage: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~shepski/.
- Energy Conference to Highlight Role of Ethics, Responsibility
- Three Ph.D. students named Baker Scholars
Philosophy Ph.D. students Matt Deaton, Jason Hubbard, and Erik Krag have been named Baker Scholars by the University of Tennessee’s Baker Center for Public Policy: “Each year, the Baker Center seeks out UT's brightest and most engaged students to honor as Baker Scholars. These students, drawn from a range of academic disciplines, are active, highly motivated, and forward-looking members of the university community, and the Baker Center is pleased to support their lofty academic and professional pursuits. Now in its fifth year, the title of Baker Scholar has grown to become one of the premier honors conferred upon students of public policy at the University of Tennessee” (from the Baker Scholars website).
- Department Hiring Two New Tenure-Line Faculty
The Philosophy Department is currently conducting national searches for two new tenure line faculty. We are seeking a nationally recognized Full Professor (tenured) ito serve as the new Head of the department. We are also searching for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) of Ethics.
- Kenehan Has Central APA Paper Accepted
Graduate Student Sarah Kenehan's paper, "General Circulation Models and Severe Tests," has been accepted for presentation at the 2008 Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association. Congratulations Sarah!