Philosophy and Humanities Professor Carlin Romano gave two invited lectures at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, this month. Read More
Tag Archives: Philosophy and Religious Studies
New Faculty Members Join Ursinus
This year 11 full-time, 2 part-time visiting, and 14 part-time faculty members joined the Ursinus College faculty. Read More
The Moral Injuries of War
The moral injuries sustained by veterans unable to cope with life after battle is a topic that deserves to be examined more closely, says Douglas Hickey 2014. As his Summer Fellows project he is studying the moral consequences of killing in war as well as the origins of military ethics and the deliberation of ethical decision making in the military. Read More
Guggenheim Fellow Romano Posts Review and Article
Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Carlin Romano, recently named Ursinus College’s first Guggenheim Fellow in its history, has just published two new long pieces. In the Summer issue of “Book Forum,” he has an essay/review of two books about America by British intellectuals, one by literary critic Terry Eagleton, the other by journalist A. A. Gill. Read More
Politics Professor Sheds Light on Grant Dilemma
Associate Professor of Politics Jonathan Marks writes in the Chronicle of Higher Education on academic philosophers accepting money from mission-driven foundations. He writes of a recent controversy involving Templeton Foundation.
Prof. Romano is Guggenheim Fellow — an Ursinus First
The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation in New York on Thursday named Ursinus Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Carlin Romano one of its 175 new Fellows for the academic year 2013-14. Read More
Class of 1954 Endows Chair in Ethics; Dr. Sorensen is Chair Holder
The Ursinus College Class of 1954 has endowed a Chair in Ethics to teach, publish, guide students in research and help them develop reflective judgment. At its January meeting the Ursinus College Board of Trustees designated Associate Professor Kelly Sorensen as the first Class of 1954 Chair in Ethics. Read More
Philosophical Society Symposium on Romano’s Book
At its 40th annual conference this March, the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, the chief scholarly group in the field of American philosophy, held a symposium on America the Philosophical, the recent book by Ursinus Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Carlin Romano. Read More
Destination Haiti: Students Plan Their Journey
A small and determined group of Ursinus students are preparing for a humanitarian trip to the Caribbean nation of Haiti next month. Read More