Join us for our end of year celebration! May 6th, 4:00 to 6:00pm, in the Philosophy Library Annex in Fiske Hall. Open to majors, minors, and friends of Philosophy. Food and soft drinks provided. Come and hang out with the profs and your fellow Philosophy students.
Please join us in Hubbard Hall 209 at 3:30pm on April 29, 2026 for the next talk in the Douglas H. Dees Distinguished Philosophy Lecture Series, "The Problem of Evil and Meaning in Life" by distinguished speaker Yujin Nagasawa. Dr. Nagasawa is Professor of Philosophy and Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at the University of Oklahoma. This talk is free and open to the public.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Mellon Foundation, four philosophy students have helped launch the Philosophy in Practice track of the WSU-HIREs paid internship program. Internship placements for Spring 2026 include philosophy of medicine/bioethics, pre-law, and philosophy of STEM.
On Saturday, April 25th, 2026, Dr. Angela Sager is giving the keynote address on Buddhism for the Museum of World Treasures Gala Masquerade. The speech is connected to the Museum's new Asia exhibit "A Vehicle for the Ages: Buddhism's Origin and Influence Across Asia". Her talk is titled "Only Grant Me a Refuge!: Buddhism as an Existential Response to Suffering."
Congratulations to philosophy major Jayden Island, who won the election to become our new Student Body President at WSU. Way to go, Jayden!
Please join us April 9, 2026 at 3:30 in Hubbard Hall 209 for "Argument interpretation, the principle of charity, and epistemic injustice" with Dr. Patrick Bondy. This talk is free and open to the public.
public lecture
The WSU Philosophy Department will host Prof. Symons on December 7, 5:00-6:30pm, in RSC 261. The talk is free and open to the public.
Philosophy
Please join the Department of Philosophy in McKinley 207 on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 3:30pm to hear Dr. Colby Clark's talk, "Topographical Constraints and Ecological Units: Where does an ecosystem start and end?" Click to see the abstract. Yummy snacks provided.
Alumni News
Here's what a few folks have done with their philosophy degree from WSU.
Hector Corea is Senior Counsel at Epstein, Becker and Green, PC, in Los Angeles. (2025).
LCDR Joseph M. Hatfield retired from Naval Intelligence and is now an Assistant Professor in the Cyber Science
Department of the US Naval Academy (2025).
Misha Jacob-Warren returned to her roots and now is Deputy General Counsel at WSU (2025).
Lucy Petroucheva is a Coach at the Kansas Leadership Center (2025). "With a rich educational background
in psychology, philosophy, adaptive leadership, human-centered design, group dynamics,
adult learning theory, coaching, and Eastern contemplative practice, Lucy blends theory
and practical application. Her experience spans leading inclusive learning initiatives,
managing projects and teams, and fostering strategic partnerships across diverse sectors."
Courtney Minor is a graduate student in the PhD program in Philosophy at UCLA with full funding.
She's studying Philosophy of Law, Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Logic (2025).
Daniel Saunders finished his PhD in Philosophy at the University of British Columbia in philosophy
of science. He's now a Bayesian statisician with expertise in geospatial models and
time-series (2025).
Tyler Hiebert is finishing his dissertation for a PhD in Communications at the Annenberg School
of Communications, USC (2020).
Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover founded Groover Labs, a creative concept to market maker space in Wichita's Old Town Opportunity Zone
(2019).
