We are proud to announce the 2017 recipients of the Horace B. Russell Prize, the Frank Harrison III Scholarship, the Daniel Hart Memorial Scholarship, and the Richard H. Severens Scholarship. Congratulations to the students recognized below on these well-deserved awards! Matthew Schramm awarded the Frank Harrison III Scholarship and the Richard H. Severens Scholarship “As a double major in philosophy and religion, I have been privileged to…

Philosophy major and student ambassador Lauren Scaffidi was celebrated this week in one of Franklin College’s stories highlighting graduating seniors. Lauren has been an exceptional student, not only in terms of her academic achievements, which are remarkable, but also in her contribution to the social life of the department. Moreover, she has served the wider Athens community from a number of different positions. In all these respects, Lauren…

The Philosophy Department is proud to announce that assistant professor Nick Schuster has been chosen to receive a 2026–2028 Lilly Teaching Fellowship. Now in its 43rd year at the University of Georgia, the Lilly program remains a distinguished cornerstone of junior faculty development and engagement. The Lilly program is extremely competitive, and Dr. Schuster was selected as one of only ten members of the Lilly Fellowship cohort for this year…

Philosophy major Nathan Haynes, who also serves as a student ambassador for the Philosophy Department, was recently featured in one of Franklin College’s stories highlighting graduating seniors. Nathan has been an outstanding student in our department for the past few years, with his teachers greatly appreciating his inquisitive spirit and writing skills. Nathan has already published an article, “Taking Pride Seriously: Race and Gender Identity…

The deadline to apply for undergraduate awards & scholarships for the current academic year is 5:00 pm, Thursday, April 9, 2026. Undergraduate Philosophy students wishing to be considered for the Daniel Hart Memorial Scholarship, the Frank Harrison III Scholarship, the Horace B. Russell Prize, the Richard R. Severens Scholarship, or the William T. Blackstone Honors Memorial Scholarship can find criteria, application, and selection process…

The deadline to apply to participate in the Spring 2026 Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program via enrollment in PHIL 3700S (Criminal Justice Ethics) or SOCI 4470S (Seminar in Deviance & Social Control) is October 20--click here for course & application details. Inside-Out is an opportunity for a small group of students from UGA and a group of residents at the Clarke County Jail to exchange ideas and perceptions about crime and justice, the…

The Department of Philosophy recently honored Spring/Summer 2025 graduates and award winners at an outdoor reception prior to the UGA Spring Commencement ceremony. Graduates, faculty, and friends and family gathered to enjoy refreshments in front of Peabody Hall and each graduating student received a gift bag including gift cards and memorabilia from the Philosophy Department. We are so proud of these students and know that they will find great…

Five Philosophy graduate students, including three Doctoral and two Master’s students, have successfully completed their degree requirements in recent months. During the Spring semester, PhD candidate Amin Amouhadi defended his dissertation on Time in Aristotle’s Physics, written under the direction of Professor Edward Halper, and De Yang defended The Landscape of Bias: Manifestations across Perception, Algorithms, and Testimonial Exchanges…

This year Professor Aaron Meskin spearheaded a new philosophy working group: the University of Georgia Aesthetics Lab. The Aesthetics Lab, modeled on labs in STEM fields, served as a way for graduate students and faculty to receive thoughtful constructive feedback on works in progress ranging from roughed out ideas for a publication to qualifying papers and dissertation chapters. In addition, the Aesthetics Lab functioned at times as a reading…

Congratulations to the Ethics Club at UGA on their second place finish in the University of Chicago Spring Ethics Bowl on April 26th. UGA's team placed higher than several prominent schools, finishing with a record of 3-1 to overcome third place Harvard University (2-1-1) and falling just shy of first place Taylor University (4-0). All three match wins were awarded by a consensus judge opinion, while the single loss was given by a split decision…