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Monday, November 28, 2022

Proposals Open for Enrichment Mini-Courses Program (EMCP)

Call for Enrichment Mini-Courses Program (EMCP) proposals are now open! The EMCP provides students from grades 8 to 11 with the chance to engage with Carleton for a one-week enriched learning experience. The Undergraduate Recruitment Office is looking for enthusiastic faculty and graduate students interested in teaching an EMCP course to a group... More

Monday, November 14, 2022

World Philosophy Day 2022

The Department of Philosophy invites you to celebrate World Philosophy Day! At 4:00 pm on Friday, November 18th, join us in 2017 Dunton Tower for a discussion on epistemic justice, democratic deliberation, and public policy. A reception with light refreshments will follow. All are welcome! Register here:... More

Thursday, October 27, 2022

New Course Withdrawal Deadlines

Although the deadline has passed for receiving a financial adjustment when you withdraw from a course, you might decide to drop a course to avoid a failure or a poor grade showing up on your student record and affecting your CGPA. This is referred to as Academic Withdrawal. Academic Withdrawals will create no financial... More

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Student Job Opportunity – Communications Assistant

The Department of Philosophy is hiring a Communications Assistant (student role) to assist with our social media and communications efforts. The incumbent (preferably a Carleton Philosophy undergraduate student) will be working approximately 5 hours a week at $20/hour for a three-month term from November 15, 2022 - February 17, 2022, subject to... More

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Upcoming Colloquium: Ngũgĩ’s Globalectics in Philosophy with Dr. Bryan Mukandi

Throughout the fall and winter terms, the Department of Philosophy is pleased to host a series of lectures delivered by guest speakers/visiting and current professors. Our second lecture by Dr. Bryan Mukandi will be taking place on October 21st, at 1:05 P.M. Details and registration information can be... More

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Philosophy MA Social Event – Friday, October 21

All current MA students and faculty are invited to join us for a social event on Friday, October 21st at 3:00 P.M. following our colloquium talk. For more information, including location details, please reach out to the Graduate Administrator (Lauren Wells-McGregor). We hope to see you... More

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

A New School Year Begins!

On September 6th, we were so happy to welcome a number of new students to our undergraduate and graduate programs with our first-year orientation sessions. Undergraduate student orientation was lead by Professor Melissa Frankel, our head of undergraduate studies, and the Master's student orientation was lead by Professor Christine Koggel, head of... More

Monday, September 19, 2022

Prof. Drydyk and Prof. Koggel Speak at 2022 HDCA Conference

From September 19th to 22nd, two of our faculty members are speaking at the 2022 HDCA Conference in Antwerp, Belgium! Congratulations to Professor Jay Drydyk and Professor Christine Koggel, who are both contributing to a panel on Capabilities, Oppression and Epistemic Injustice. See more on this conference... More

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Contract Instructor Opportunities Winter 2023 (Late Posting)

Contract Instructor Opportunities Winter 2023 Department of Philosophy, Carleton University Late Posting Note:  The University may require that all or part of these courses be delivered remotely, including online. If public health restrictions allow, the planned mode of delivery for some of these courses will be in-person face-to-face lectures.... More

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The Philosophy Newsletter: Issue I

Click here to read our first issue of our triannual newsletter - coming every summer, fall and winter... More

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Happy Retirement! Catching Up With Former Departmental Administrator, Sandy Kirkpatrick

In the summer of 2021, Sandy Kirkpatrick retired from Carleton University after 16 years in the Department of Philosophy. We recently caught up with her to ask her how her retirement has been going, and to reflect on her time working at Carleton! Sandy, you are missed dearly by the department! But, you have... More

Monday, July 18, 2022

Welcome Back, Dr. Scarfone!

On July 15th, 2022, Dr. Matthew Scarfone joined Carleton's Department of Philosophy as a term Instructor for 2022-23. Many will remember Matthew from his time at Carleton as a MA student over a decade ago. After completing his PhD at McGill, Dr. Scarfone held several teaching and research positions in Canada and the US... More

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