The Department of Philosophy is delighted to announce the winners of this year's Adams, Carrier, Bechtel, and Bowen Prizes. Congratulations to all of these deserving undergraduate and graduate students!
Three Philosophy concentrators, Ariel (Ari) Kohn, Willa Kramer, and Arundhati (Dhati) Oommen were among 71 Harvard College seniors awarded Hoopes prizes for their senior theses. Willa is a joint concentrator Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies, whose...
Professor Gina Schouten has been awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. From nearly 5000 applicants, 223 fellows working across 55 disciplines were selected. Only two other philosophers were selected. Each Fellow receives a monetary stipend to pursue...
Professor Gina Schouten has been selected as a 2026 Marc Sanders Media Fellow. Fellows were selected from a pool of 230 applicants this year through a selection committee consisting of academic philosophers and media industry professionals. Funded by...
Professor Gina Schouten has been elected to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty Council. The Faculty Council — a 19-member body chaired by FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra — is the FAS’ top faculty committee, reviewing policy before it reaches a full...
Professor Quinn White has recieved the 2026 Everett I. Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award. This award is presented annually to one or more Harvard faculty members on the basis of nominations from Harvard Griffin GSAS students. Click here to read...
PhD Candidate Matthew Lyskawa, who holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, has published "The Eighth Amendment and Prison Staff-to-Sentenced Prisoner Sexual Violence" in the Howard Law Journal. Read the article here.
