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Philosophy welcomes Dr. Dalitso Ruwe
Oct 14, 2021
We are excited to announce that Dr. Dalitso Ruwe has just joined the Department of Philosophy as Assistant Professor in Black Political Thought.
Udo Schüklenk on CBC’s Canada Tonight
Oct 14, 2021
Udo Schüklenk was on CBC’s Canada Tonight with Ginella Massa, discussing the US border opening and vaccine matching.
Interdisciplinary project, “Toppling Monuments: Colonial Trauma, Justice, Heritage, and Restorative Healing”, led by Christine Sypnowich, awarded Wicked Ideas Grant
Oct 11, 2021
The interdisciplinary project, “Toppling Monuments: Colonial Trauma, Justice, Heritage, and Restorative Healing”, led by Philosophy's Christine Sypnowich, was awarded a Wicked Ideas Grant.
We remember Susan E. Babbitt
Sep 24, 2021
The Queen’s community is remembering Dr. Susan Babbitt, retired professor in the Department of Philosophy, who passed away peacefully, at home, among family and friends, on Saturday, 18 September.
Bioethics: An Anthology, edited by Udo Schüklenk and Peter Singer, now in its Fourth Edition
Sep 20, 2021
Bioethics: An Anthology, edited by Udo Schüklenk and Peter Singer, is now in its Fourth Edition.
Will Kymlicka Awarded the Royal Society of Canada’s Pierre Chauveau Medal
Sep 14, 2021
Will Kymlicka has been awarded the Royal Society of Canada’s Pierre Chauveau Medal for his distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities.
Udo Schüklenk on CBC Radio & Canada’s COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel
Aug 19, 2021
Udo Schüklenk was on CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning, discussing universities requiring staff and students to be vaccinated. This follows the latest report from Canada’s COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel, of which Udo is a member.
Udo Schüklenk on CBC radio: when is it appropriate to require people to disclose their vaccination status?
Jul 23, 2021
Udo Schüklenk, Professor of Philosophy and Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics, was interviewed on CBC radio’s Ontario Morning about when it is appropriate to require people to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status.
Kerah Gordon-Solmon awarded SSHRC Insight Grant for "Duties, Constraints, Prerogatives, and Permissions: Or, How to Defend Lesser-Evil Options"
Jul 13, 2021
Kerah Gordon-Solmon has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant for her project, "Duties, Constraints, Prerogatives, and Permissions: Or, How to Defend Lesser-Evil Options".
Recent PhD Agnes Tam joins University of Calgary as Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Jul 03, 2021
Agnes Tam (PhD, 2020) will join the University of Calgary as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in July of 2022, after taking up a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at McGill University for the 2021-22 academic year.