Margaret Schabas Appointed Senior Advisor to the Provost on Academic Freedom
Congratulations to Dr. Margaret Schabas for her recent appointment as Senior Advisor to the Provost on Academic Freedom.
Adam Smith Essay Prize 2019W
The Department is pleased to announce that Dean Sanctis has won the 2019W Adam Smith Essay Prize for his essay, “Motivating Factors Behind Adam Smith’s Theories of Mutual Sympathy.”
Dominic McIver Lopes Elected New APA Board Chair
Congratulations to our very own Dr. Dominic McIver Lopes who has been elected as the American Philosophical Association’s next board chair.
PhD Student Jordan Wadden Publishes New Chapter
Congratulations to UBC Philosophy PhD student, Jordan Wadden, for publishing a chapter in “Ethics and Error in Medicine” (edited by Fritz Allhoff and Sandra L. Borden).
UBC Philosophy Professors Named OER Champions
Drs. Dave Gilbert, Christina Hendricks, and Jonathan Ichikawa were recently recognized for their efforts to champion the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) at UBC.
Dr. Carrie Jenkins Named a Peter Wall Institute Scholar
Congratulations to our very own Dr. Carrie Jenkins for being named a Peter Wall Institute Scholar (2020-2021)!
2019 Don Brown Graduate Student Teaching Award – Phyllis Pearson
Congratulations to Phyllis Pearson as the recipient of the UBC Department of Philosophy’s 2019 Don Brown Graduate Student Teaching Award.
2019 Brian Laetz Graduate Essay Prize – Graham Moore
Congratulations to Graham Moore as the recipient of the UBC Department of Philosophy’s seventh annual Brian Laetz Graduate Essay Prize for his essay “Propositions, Modality, and Representations.”