Community Impact

Galley Committee
Graduate Student Daniel Galley earns PhD!
February 17, 2026
Barker Dissertation Defense
Graduate Student Aaron Barker earns PhD!
December 18, 2025
WA High School Ethics Bowl
2026 Washington State High School Ethics Bowl
November 25, 2025
KUOW Board of Directors welcomes six new members
November 24, 2025
O'Dwyer Comittee
Graduate Student Kyle O'Dwyer earns PhD!
August 27, 2025
Sara Goering
From the Chair
June 16, 2025
Graduation 2025 Group Photo
Congratulations to the Philosophy 2025 Graduates!
June 16, 2025
ArtSci Roundup: June 2025
ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Spring Quarter Roundup
June 13, 2025
College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100
June 12, 2025
Griffin Hehmeyer
Philosophy Major, Griffin Hehmeyer selected for Husky 100
April 21, 2025
ArtSci Roundup: May 2025
ArtSci Roundup: May 2025
April 15, 2025
Andre Ye Photo
UW philosophy/computer science student Andre Ye wins Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship
April 11, 2025
Dan Gerler
UW Department of Philosophy receives large bequest from the late Dan Gerler, Philosophy Advisory Board member
February 25, 2025
Professor Emeritus David Keyt
David Keyt (1930-2024)
February 21, 2025
Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
October 18, 2024
Andrea Woody at graduation.
I am First-Generation: Andrea Woody
October 18, 2023
Colin Marshall
Analysis: Respectful persuasion is a relay race, not a solo sprint - 3 keys to putting it in practice
April 30, 2023
Where to watch your fellow alumni on streaming services this winter
November 16, 2022
Can We Ever Go Back to Junebaby and the Willows Inn?
October 24, 2022
UW, a jewel of Seattle, shines in global academic ranking
August 21, 2022
Open book with tea cup outdoors
Faculty Summer Reading Recommendations 2022
June 29, 2022
Healthcare provider comforting patient
Nancy Jecker on abortion and bioethics
June 29, 2022
Tiger being vaccinated by zoo staff
Karen Emmerman discusses zoo animal consent
May 6, 2022
George Yancy
Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics on Race, Health and Justice
April 26, 2022
Washington University Students Posing
New Huskies 2022 Arts and Sciences Events
March 1, 2022
People wait at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov. 26, 2021, as many nations moved to stop air travel from the country.
Nancy Jecker on the ethics of COVID-19 travel rules
December 6, 2021
Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall co-leads Philosophers for Sustainability in successfully petitioning APA
November 23, 2021
Screen Capture of zoom panel
Alumni career panels
November 23, 2021
Logo for borderland series
José Jorge Mendoza featured on Borderland: An Interview Series on Immigration Ethics
October 29, 2021
Stephen Gardiner
Stephen Gardiner gives the Alan Saunders Lecture
October 1, 2021
Line of police cars
Amelia Wirts on police and systematic oppression in the United States
September 2, 2021
Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
July 15, 2021
Jack Lucas Chang and his dog Izzie
Philosophy major Jack Lucas Chang chosen for Husky 100
June 1, 2021
Collage of AAPI book covers and art work by faculty
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 14, 2021
Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West presents Critical Thinking and the Cultivation of Your True Self
May 6, 2021
Ian Schnee teaching to empty lecture hall in March 2020
Bridging the Distance article featuring Ian Schnee
April 27, 2021
Screen capture of Camille Miller's film showing word WHY? over marble
Announcing Winners of the “Why do we need philosophy now?” Video Contest
April 7, 2021
Andrea Woody
Letter from the Chair
January 26, 2021
Jana Mohr Lone
7 Values to Teach Your Child By Age 10
November 24, 2020
José Mendoza
Professor Mendoza: “The Latinx Vote: What Entity, What Identity?”
November 10, 2020
Open book in sunbeam
Faculty Summer Reading Recommendations 2020
June 25, 2020
Carole Lee Partners with Other UW Researchers to Examine Racial Disparities in Peer Review Scoring of NIH Grants
June 4, 2020
Paul Tubig - Graduate School Medal
2020 Graduate Medalist Paul Tubig helps others utilize philosophy's liberatory potential
June 3, 2020
Andrea Woody
Letter from the Chair
May 20, 2020
Ian Schnee
Philosophy Senior Lecturer Ian Schnee chosen for the prestigious 2020 UW Distinguished Teaching Award!
May 14, 2020
Why are kids asking such big questions during the pandemic?
May 1, 2020
Collage of Children's Picture Book Covers
Resources for Parents During COVID-19 Crisis from the Center for Philosophy for Children
April 13, 2020
Laptop Computer by Todd McLellan
Ian Schnee and Paul Franco organize "Teaching Philosophy Online" Sessions
March 25, 2020
Third place team Garfield High School
7th Annual Washington State High School Ethics Bowl
March 9, 2020
Ian Schnee
A textbook that can be read on a phone? It’s logical!
February 13, 2020