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Justin D'Arms named 2026 Distinguished Professor
Congratulations to Justin D'Arms for being selected as a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor!
This award serves to honor full professor colleagues who have excelled in…
Shao-An Hsu Wins 2026 Fink Award
The Fink Prize is awarded in recognition of an outstanding graduate student essay in philosophy.
Congratulations to Shao-An Hsu, winner of this year’s Fink Award for his paper, “Rigidity…
Owain Griffin Named 2026 Graduate Teaching Award Recipient
The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that Owain Griffin has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Graduate Teaching Award!
The Graduate Teaching Award recognizes…
Tabitha Skelding Wins 2026 Bingham Award
The Bingham Award is designed to recognize undergraduate excellence in Philosophy, and is awarded on the basis of a student essay written during the school year.
The Department of Philosophy…
Undergraduate Philosophy Research Symposium
Shoshanah Calland, an Honors student majoring in English and Philosophy, organized the first Undergraduate Philosophy Research Symposium, held at the Ohio Union on Wednesday, April 8. Original…
Congratulations to Dr. Erich Jones on his Ph.D.
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Erich Jones, who successfully defended his dissertation in April and will soon receive his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.
Congratulations to Dr. Layne Garrelts on her Ph.D.
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Layne Garrelts, who successfully defended her dissertation in April and will soon receive her Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.
Philosophy for Humans recognized as Program of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship
The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that our prison-based learning community—Philosophy for Humans (P4H)—has been recognized as a Program of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship…
Congratulations to Dr. Jacob MacDavid on his Ph.D.
The Department of Philosophy congratulates Jacob MacDavid, who successfully defended his dissertation in April and will soon receive his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University.