The department is pleased to congratulate Layla Williams on receiving the Nancy L. Mergler Dissertation Completion Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year.
The department is pleased to congratulate Melle van Duijn on being selected as a Dodge College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Completion Fellow.
Beginning in Fall 2026, Violet Victoria will join the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University as an Assistant Professor and affiliate of the Kendrick Center for an Ethical Economy.
Professor Adam Green (Philosophy) and Professor David Vishanoff (Religious Studies), along with colleagues at the University of Kansas, have won a $2.1m grant from the Templeton Religion Trust.
In Fall 2026, Tyler Huismann will be starting as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Louisiana State University.
Mark Taylor is a De Vries Institute Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in normative business ethics at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This summer, Mark will transition into his new role as tenure-track Assistant Professor.
In Fall 2026, OU alumnus Jason Lee Byas (B.A., Philosophy & Sociology, 2014) will be starting as Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Political Economy at Tulane University.
The department is pleased to congratulate Professor Wayne Riggs on his appointment as the new Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence.
The department is pleased to congratulate Sean Kueny on being named this year’s Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Senior in the Humanities.
The department is pleased to congratulate Professor Zev Trachtenberg on receiving this year’s James and JoAnn Holden Faculty Award.
On April 11th, the department welcomed four distinguished alumni to participate in a panel discussion titled "What can I do with Philosophy?: A Conversation with Alumni on Non-academic Jobs, Career Paths, and the Value of a Philosophical Background."
