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In Memoriam: Sandra Bartky

It is with great sadness that we note the death of Sandra Bartky, our former colleague. Sandy was one of the founding members of the UIC philosophy department, and a founding member of…

In Memorium: Vivian Weil

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Vivian Weil, one of UIC’s first Philosophy Ph.D.’s. Vivian embodied the pioneering spirit of the department. She joined the Ph.D. program at…

Beyond Spacetime Summer Institute

The Beyond Spacetime Project – run by Prof. Nick Huggett (UIC) and Prof. Christian Wüthrich (Geneva) – will be holding a Summer Institute in Wisconsin in June 2016. For more info go here.…

Prof. Sutherland named ACLS Fellow

Professor Daniel Sutherland has been named a 2016 fellow in the American Council of Learned Societies. For more about the ACLS see here. For more about Prof. Sutherland’s research project – Kant’s Philosophy…

Prof. Fleischacker named Distinguished Professor.

Prof. Sam Fleischacker has been named a Distinguished Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This honor recognizes scholars “who have made a significant impact upon their field through scholarship,creativity and…

UIC Philosophy Goes Bowling

On April 6th, the department went bowling. Special thanks to Marya and Val for organizing the outing. An excellent time was had by all.

Unmute Podcast from Myisha Cherry

Myisha Cherry, a Ph.D student in the department, hosts a philosophy podcast called  “The UnMute Podcast”. Myisha interviews interesting and influential philosophers about areas where philosophy meets real-world issues. See below for a…

Beyond Spacetime Speaker Series

As part of Prof. Huggett’s Beyond Spacetime Project, there will be a series of talks. Some will take place live at UIC, and some will take place via tele-conference from Geneva. For a…

Prof. Sutherland wins UIC INSPIRE award

Prof. Daniel Sutherland is one of this year’s winners of the UIC INSPIRE award. The INSPIRE award “recognizes faculty and staff who exemplify UIC’s core values of Integrity, Nurturance, Service, Pride, Intellect, Respect…