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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Wishing you a successful end of the Winter 2025 term!

Today is the last day of the Winter 2025 term! Whether you're working on coursework, studying for exams, or conducting thesis research, make sure to utilize the available mental health services, events, and academic resources to support you as you approach the end of the term: Wellness services Library Hours EPAF Academic Resources Graduate... More

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

World Philosophy Day – November 21st

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Professor Jay Drydyk Awarded SSHRC Insight Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Jay Drydyk who has just been awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant for his project on the Capability Theory of Justice. The project explores the “Capability Approach” to public policy and political philosophy, introduced by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. Central to this approach is the idea that social progress or advancement are... More

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Call for Abstracts: Graduate Conference in Ethics and Public Affairs

Call for Abstracts Graduate Conference in Ethics and Public Affairs March 8 & 9, 2024 Deadline for application: February 12, 2024 Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Mobilizing Justice: Towards Ethical Public Affairs Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Llewellyn (Dalhousie University, Canada) The Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF) program at Carleton... More

Friday, November 12, 2021

Congratulations EPAF Ph.D. Class of 2021 – Ozan Gurcan

Many congratulations to Ozan Gurcan, the first student in the Ethics and Public Affairs Programs to successfully defend his Ph.D. on May 12, 2021. Ozan joined the Ethics and Public Affairs program at Carleton University in Fall of 2016 after completing a BSc in Biomedical Science (with minor in Applied Ethics) and an MA... More

Friday, November 12, 2021

Congratulations EPAF Ph.D. Class of 2021 – Seetal Sunga

Many congratulations to Seetal Sunga on the successful defence of her Ph.D. in Ethics and Public Affairs on September 16, 2021. Seetal has a long-standing commitment to justice relating to Indigenous peoples. She has been a lawyer since 1994 and has worked in a number of different locations, such as with inquiries and commissions... More

Friday, November 12, 2021

Congratulations EPAF Ph.D. Class of 2021 – Kerry O’Neill

Many congratulations to Kerry O'Neill on the successful defence of her Ph.D. in Ethics and Public Affairs on August 9, 2021. Kerry joined the Ethics and Public Affairs program at Carleton University in the Fall of 2016, after completing a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Peace Studies and an MA in Philosophy at McMaster... More

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Congratulations to Seetal Sunga, Third EPAF Student to Successfully Defend Ph.D.

Many congratulations to Seetal Sunga on the successful defence of her Ph.D. in Ethics and Public Affairs on September 16, 2021. Seetal has a long-standing commitment to justice relating to Indigenous peoples. She has been a lawyer since 1994 and has worked in a number of different locations, such as with inquiries and commissions... More

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Kerry O’Neill Successfully Defends Ph.D. in Ethics and Public Affairs

Many congratulations to Kerry O'Neill on the successful defence of her Ph.D. in Ethics and Public Affairs on August 9, 2021. Kerry joined the Ethics and Public Affairs program at Carleton University in the Fall of 2016, after completing a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Peace Studies and an MA in Philosophy at McMaster... More

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

New Graduate Administrator

Warm welcome to our new graduate administrator, Lauren Wells-McGregor! Lauren has been with Carleton for three years, working in various communications and administrative roles. Lauren’s debut at Carleton was in the Sprott School of Business where she took the lead role on social media content, and she most recently worked in the Norman Paterson... More

Monday, August 23, 2021

Call for Papers: Fifth Annual PIPR Conference

The Public Issues and Public Reason conference (PIPR) is a multidisciplinary conference at which graduate students from a variety of programs and disciplines will present papers analyzing current social and global challenges through the lenses of political theory, applied ethics, and critical social sciences. Location: Zoom videoconference, from... More

Friday, July 16, 2021

EPAF PhD Student Wins Prestigious 2021 Vanier Scholarship

Andréanne Veillette, an incoming PhD student in Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF), says she could hardly believe it when she found out that she had won a Vanier Graduate Student Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship is awarded to Canadian PhD students who conduct exceptional research. It is valued at $50,000 per year for three years during... More

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