Submitted by Katherine_scang... on August 31, 2015 - 2:19pm
2019 - 2020
Summary of PhD Students 2019:
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
2
Department Name:
Department of Philosophy
Department Chair:
Paul Guyer,
Professor and Chair of Philosophy
Faculty:
Name:
Felicia Nimue Ackerman,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Nomy Arpaly,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Justin Broackes,
Title:
Professor
Name:
David Christensen,
Title:
Professor
Name:
James Dreier,
Title:
Professor
Name:
David Estlund,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Mary Louise Gill,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Paul Guyer,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Richard Kimberly Heck,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Christopher Hill,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Emily Kress,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Charles Larmore,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Elizabeth Miller,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Adam Pautz,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Bernard Reginster,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Joshua Schechter,
Title:
Associate Professor
Diversity Efforts:
has a climate or diversity committee
has a Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter or similar diversity group
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
hosts invited speakers who are members of underrepresented groups at least annually
has hosted an event focused on diversity and inclusion within the past year
provides annual sexual harassment, bystander, and climate training (directly or through our institution)
provides accommodations for faculty and guest speakers with disabilities
provides accommodations for students, faculty, and others with disabilities (directly or through our institution)
educates faculty and staff about disability accommodations and how to obtain them (directly or through our institution)
has implemented measures to combat implicit bias in the evaluation of students and faculty
has a mentoring program for junior faculty and/or graduate students that addresses issues of diversity and inclusion
Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness:
The Department has trained a number of women, and also a number of Asians and Hispanics, who have gone on to enjoy successful careers. At present there are special fellowship opportunities for women. Offers a Summer Immersion Philosophy Program aimed towards minorities college students interested in pursuing PhD's in Philosophy.
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
11
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Men
Tenured:
3
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
0
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Women
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Other Gender
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Unknown Gender
Tenured:
2
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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LGBT
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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African, African-American
Tenured:
1
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Asian
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Native American
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Hispanic or Latin
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Pacific Islander
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Multi-racial
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Other Race
Tenured:
13
Tenured-track:
2
Non-tenure track:
0
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White
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Unknown Race
Tenured:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Disability Status
Teaching Fellowships:
4
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
5
Teaching Assistantships:
13
Students teaching their own classes:
4
Degrees Offered:
Ph.D.
Student Demographics:
Demographic Title:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Asian
Women:
2
Men:
3
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Native American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
Men:
1
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
White
Women:
7
Men:
14
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Multi-racial
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Other Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
LGBT
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Unknown Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$51,366
Out of State:
$51,366
Number of Required Courses:
15
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2011
Degrees Awarded:
2
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2012
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2013
Degrees Awarded:
7
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2014
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2015
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2016
Degrees Awarded:
1
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2017
Degrees Awarded:
5
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2018
Degrees Awarded:
3
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2019
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
6.00
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts:
Yes
Writing Sample:
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?:
No
Letters of Recommendation:
3
GRE Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Program Strengths:
Brown University Philosophy Department has been traditionally strong in epistemology, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, ethics, and history of philosophy, and is currently also strong in political philosophy and in aesthetics.
Student Demographics:
Demographic Summary Category:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Asian
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Native American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
White
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Multi-racial
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Other Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
LGBT
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Unknown Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Summary Category:
Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$51,366
Out of State:
$51,366
Number of Required Courses:
8
Additional Information:
The small size of the faculty normally precludes admitting students to the terminal masters program. At present there are no students in the program. Applications are discouraged.
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts Required?:
No
Writing SampleRequired?:
No
GRE Required?:
No
GPA Required?:
No
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015:
Summary Category:
Were not placed
Men:
1
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
1
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Address:
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
United StatesLocation:
Types of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's:
Yes
Public/Private:
Private
location_taxonomize_terms:
total-faculty-woman:
5
Faculty Total Men:
11
Faculty Total Unknown:
0
Faculty Total Other:
0
Faculty Total:
16
Ph.D. Total Woman:
9
Ph.D. Total Men:
18
Ph.D. Total Unknown:
0
Ph.D. Total Other:
0
Ph.D. Total LGBT:
0
Ph.D. Total Disability:
0
Ph.D. Total:
27
MA Total Woman:
0
MA Total Men:
0
MA Total Unknown:
0
MA Total Other:
0
MA Total LGBT:
0
MA Total Disability:
0
MA Total:
0
Tuition Min:
51 366
Tuition Max:
51 366
Total Students:
27
Faculty African/African American:
0
Faculty Asian:
1
Faculty Native American:
0
Faculty Hispanic or Latino:
0
Faculty Pacific Islander:
0
Faculty White:
15
Faculty Multi-racial:
0
Faculty Other Race:
0
Faculty Unknown Race:
0
Ph.D. African/African American:
0
Ph.D. Asian:
5
Ph.D. Native American:
0
Ph.D. Hispanic or Latino:
1
Ph.D. Pacific Islander:
0
Ph.D. White:
21
Ph.D. Multi-racial:
0
Ph.D. Other Race:
0
Ph.D. Unknown Race:
0
MA African/African American:
0
MA Asian:
0
MA Native American:
0
MA Hispanic or Latino:
0
MA Pacific Islander:
0
MA White:
0
MA Multi-racial:
0
MA Other Race:
0
MA Unknown Race:
0
Total Placements:
5
Tenured-track Placements:
2
Non-tenure track Placements:
2
Non-Academic Placements:
1
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
100.00
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2016:
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
1
Women:
1
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2017:
Men:
2
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
iPEDS unitid:
217156
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2018:
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
2
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
1
Masters Teaching Placement:
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
0
Masters PhD Placement:
0
Masters Total Placement:
0