- Congratulations to MA student Kirk Lougheed, whose paper, entitled “Divine Creation, Modal Collapse, and the Theistic Multiverse”, has just been accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Sophia.
- The Philosophy Graduate Students' Union has a new website!
- The department is delighted to welcome the first cohort of undergraduate students into the BA program in philosophy. Best of luck to all!
- The department is delighted to welcome three visiting researchers for the 2013-2014 academic year: Dr. Richard Davis (Tyndale University College), Dr. Myron A. Penner (Trinity Western University), and Dr. Wellington Santana (Catholic University of Goiás, Brazil). [Details.]
- Congratulations to MA students Jason Poettcker, Ryan Froese, Catherine Fullarton, Jordan Van Den Hoonaard, Anna Shevchenko, Kirk Lougheed, Chandra Kavanagh, Erik Bormanis, and Rachel Robinson, who all published book reviews this summer.
- Klaas Kraay’s research grant about the value of God’s existence was recently profiled on Ryerson’s Research News page.
- Congratulations to incoming MA students Adam Blackburn and Victor Bruzzone, and returning MA students David Collins and Rachel Robinson, who have been awarded Ontario Graduate Scholarships. Congratulations to returning MA students Erik Bormanis, Mike Brienza, Codie Mitchell, Anna Schevchenko, and Jordan Van Den Hoonard, who have been awarded Canada Graduate Scholarships.
- Students in Ryerson’s residence buildings recently completed a survey about which professors made positive contributions to their academic experience in 2012-2013. Four philosophers (James Cunningham, Andrew Hunter, David Rondel, and Meredith Schwartz) were each honoured as “A Prof who Made a Mark”. Congratulations to all!
- Alex Wellington was the keynote speaker at the Society for Practical Ethics conference, held in Victoria from June 3-5, 2013. Her talk was titled: “From Thought Experiment to the Real World: Experimental Philosophy and Teaching and Research in Practical Ethics.”
- The Philosophy Department mourns the death of former student Jehangir Saleh, who passed away on June 28th after a long battle with Cystic Fybrosis. Jehangir specialized in philosophy while he was a student in the Arts and Contemporary Studies BA program from 2003-2009, and later enrolled in the MA program in Philosophy at Guelph University. Jehangir will be greatly missed by his professors and fellow students. Our deepest condolences are with his friends and family at this very difficult time. Guelph profile Facebook page.
- Elizabeth Trott and MA candidate David Collins presented a co-authored paper at the 2013 Ryerson Faculty Conference on May 16th. Their paper was entitled “What Technology may NOT be Doing for Student Learning”.
- David Checkland is the 2013 recipient of Ryerson Faculty Association Distinguished Service Award. Congratulations, David!
- Meredith Schwartz was recently chosen to be profiled on the Faculty of Arts website for her outstanding and innovative teaching. Congratulations, Meredith!
