University of Minnesota Philosophy Department Undergraduate Program

For Undergraduates Pursuing Graduate Study:

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Philosophy is having a DESIGN CONTEST!

Calling all U of M undergraduate students with a flare for design: Win a $250 U of M Bookstore gift certificate and have your art appear on the cover of the Philosophy Department's new informational brochure!

CONGRATULATIONS! to our Undergraduate Philosophy Major Scholarship Winners for 2015-16!!!

Philosophy undergraduate major Jonathan Willard is the recipient of both a Cattron-Woodbridge Scholarship and Dr. Eldon L. and Helen H. Stevens Scholarship; Philosophy undergraduate major Kevin Lie is the recipient of a Cattron-Woodbridge Scholarship; and undergraduate major Jeffrey Arcand is the recipient of the Dr. Eldon L. and Helen H. Stevens Scholarship. Each of the scholarships confers a stipend of $1,000 for AY2015-16, made possible through the generosity of our donors.
Lawrence Cattron was a philosophy major in 1930 and found the experience to be invaluable in shaping his life and career. Frederick Woodbridge was an early 20th century American philosopher who taught at Minnesota. Helen Stevens, in appreciation of the opportunity the university gave her and her husband, established the scholarship in honor of him in order to make the same opportunity available to the upcoming generation of philosophers.
Congratulations to this very accomplished group of undergraduate majors!

PHILOSOPHY IN THE NEWS

‘A Night of Philosophy,’ 12 Hours of a Mental Marathon From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., 62 philosophers held forth in 20-minute bursts on the Upper East Side, with lines extending several blocks and persisting until 5 a.m.

A great resource from DailyNous: The Value of Philosophy Pages

Value of Philosophy | Daily Nous Welcome to the Daily Nous Value of Philosophy Pages (VPP) pages. The purpose of VPP is to provide a centralized, highly visible, and up-to-date resource for those seeking information about the benefits of studying philosophy and those seeking to disseminate such information. It is intended for a wid…

Jobs That Matter

The Fund for the Public Interest (aka “the Fund”) is looking for smart, hard-working students who are eager to make a difference.

The Fund works with some of the top progressive organizations in the country like Environment America and US PIRG. And we're hiring!

Specifically, we're hiring full time campaign staff to work on a campaign to protect Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. Loopholes in the Clean Water Act leave nearly 2 million miles of our country's streams and the drinking water for 117 million Americans vulnerable to pollution. We are working to ensure that our drinking water and all our waterways are protected by supporting the EPA's efforts to close these loopholes and enforce the law. I’m hiring college students to join our staff to help mobilize public support for clean water.

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Philosophy is having a DESIGN CONTEST!

Calling all U of M undergraduate students with a flare for design: Win a $250 U of M Bookstore gift certificate and have your art appear on the cover of the Philosophy Department's new informational brochure!

"You need the humanities to give you a larger worldview.”

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/04/07/anna-deavere-smith-delivers-nehs-jefferson-lecture

Anna Deavere Smith delivers NEH's Jefferson Lecture | InsideHigherEd.com WASHINGTON -- From dramatic funding cuts to dismissive political rhetoric, the U.S. hasn’t been particularly hospitable to the humanities in recent years. Yet the humanities remain fundamentally American and full of promise to Anna Deavere Smith. The noted actress and playwright delivered the Nation…

Binge-watching that arguably trumps binge-watching House of Cards...

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Are you a student involved in the struggle to promote human rights? If so, this award may be for you... Feel free to self-nominate or to contact DUS Michelle Mason for help in preparing a nomination.

Call for Nominations: 2015 Human Rights Awards!
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