Submitted by purdy@mit.edu on August 31, 2015 - 2:17pm
2019 - 2020
Summary of PhD Students 2019:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
5
Women:
2
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
2
Women:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
3
Women:
1
Website:
Department Name:
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Department Chair:
Alex Byrne,
Professor and Department Head
Faculty:
Name:
Alex Byrne,
Title:
Professor and Department Head
Name:
E.J. Green,
Title:
Assistant Professor, Class of 1948 Career Development Chair
Name:
Caspar Hare,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Sally Haslanger,
Title:
Ford Professor of Philosophy and Women’s and Gender Studies
Name:
Justin Khoo,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Vann McGee,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Agustín Rayo,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Tamar Schapiro,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Kieran Setiya,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Brad Skow,
Title:
Laurance S. Rockefeller Associate Professor
Name:
Jack Spencer,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Roger White,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Stephen Yablo,
Title:
David W. Skinner professor
Diversity Efforts:
has a climate or diversity committee
has adopted a graduate program diversity statement
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
has hosted an event focused on diversity and inclusion within the past year
ensures department events are accessible to participants with disabilities
provides accommodations for faculty and guest speakers with disabilities
provides accommodations for students, faculty, and others with disabilities (directly or through our institution)
Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness:
formed the Coalition for Racial Diversity in Philosophy, which had its first meeting at MIT in August 2014. worked with the APA and local universities to develop the PIKSI-Boston Summer Institute, modeled on PIKSI-PA.
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
10
Tenured-track:
1
Non-tenure track:
0
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Men
Tenured:
2
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Women
Tenured:
0
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:
0
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:
0
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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White
Tenured:
11
Tenured-track:
3
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
Other Financial Information:
The program financially supports all graduate students for five years (tuition, stipend and health insurance). Types of financial aid varies year to year (teaching assistantships, fellowships and research assistantships ). Students teach second through fourth years.
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:
0
Men:
0
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:
11
Men:
5
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Multi-racial
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:
5
Men:
5
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$51,520
Out of State:
$51,520
Number of Required Courses:
10
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2013
Degrees Awarded:
3
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2014
Degrees Awarded:
1
Time to Completion:
5.00
Year:
2015
Degrees Awarded:
3
Time to Completion:
5.00
Year:
2016
Degrees Awarded:
7
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2017
Degrees Awarded:
7
Time to Completion:
5.50
Year:
2018
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
5.50
Year:
2019
Degrees Awarded:
7
Time to Completion:
5.00
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:
Metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, logic, feminist philosophy, philosophy of science, epistemology, ethics, Kant, moral psychology
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:
$0
Out of State:
$0
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
16
Women:
13
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Left without receiving a degree
Men:
0
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
4
Women:
3
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Were not placed
Men:
1
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
0
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015:
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Left without receiving a degree
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Entered another graduate program
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a teaching job
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Unknown
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a non-teaching job
Specilizations:
Address:
32 Vassar Street Bldg. 32-D808
Cambridge, MA 02139
United StatesLocation:
Types of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
Yes
Non-Terminal Master's:
Yes
Public/Private:
Private
location_taxonomize_terms:
total-faculty-woman:
2
Faculty Total Men:
11
Faculty Total Unknown:
0
Faculty Total Other:
0
Faculty Total:
13
Ph.D. Total Woman:
16
Ph.D. Total Men:
11
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:
0
Tuition Max:
0
Total Students:
27
Faculty African/African American:
0
Faculty Asian:
0
Faculty Native American:
0
Faculty Hispanic or Latino:
0
Faculty Pacific Islander:
0
Faculty White:
0
Faculty Multi-racial:
0
Faculty Other Race:
0
Faculty Unknown Race:
14
Ph.D. African/African American:
0
Ph.D. Asian:
0
Ph.D. Native American:
0
Ph.D. Hispanic or Latino:
1
Ph.D. Pacific Islander:
0
Ph.D. White:
16
Ph.D. Multi-racial:
0
Ph.D. Other Race:
0
Ph.D. Unknown Race:
10
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:
18
Tenured-track Placements:
4
Non-tenure track Placements:
14
Non-Academic Placements:
0
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
100.00
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
iPEDS unitid:
166683
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2018:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
2
Women:
2
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Women:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
2
Women:
1
Masters Teaching Placement:
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
0
Masters PhD Placement:
0
Masters Total Placement:
0