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Northwestern University

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Website

http://www.northwestern.edu/

Department Name

Northwestern University Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Christina Lafont,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Non-Terminal Masters

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

(1) Several years ago we created a departmental 'Climate Committee,' aimed at ensuring an inclusive and welcoming intellectual environment for all. They are available for listening and advising all of our students, they are working to conduct annual climate surveys, and they present annual reports to the department as a whole. They sponsor an annual 'Inclusiveness Lecture,' given by a philosopher outside of NU on a topic of inclusiveness in the profession. (2) We initiated 'WiPhi' ('Women into Philosophy'),a group of female faculty and graduate students who support our current women majors and others interested in philosophy. They run programs,sponsor events and talks, and have informal meetings. (3) Three years ago we established the Gertrude Bussey annual lecture, highlighting diversity and under-represented minorities in philosophy.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
25
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
Other Financial Information:
occasional pre-doctoral fellowships

Faculty

Members

Mark Alznauer, Assistant Professor
Fabrizio Cariani, Assistant Professor
Penelope Deutscher, Professor
Kyla Ebels-Duggan, Associate Professor
Sean Ebels-Duggan, Lecturer
Michael Glanzberg, Professor
Sandy Goldberg, Professor
Megan Hyska, Assistant Professor
Richard Kraut, Professor
Jennifer Lackey, Professor
Cristina Lafont, Professor
Patricia Marechal, Assistant Professor
José Medina, Professor
Axel Mueller, Senior Lecturer
Baron Reed, Associate Professor
Ken Seeskin, Professor
Mark Sheldon, Distinguished Senior Lecturer
Gregory Ward, Professor
Stephen White, Assistant Professor
Rachel Zuckert, Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 7 4 3
Women 5 0 0
Other Gender 0 0 0
Unknown Gender 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other Race 1 0 0
White 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
5
Total Men: 
14
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
19

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Ancient Philosophy; Epistemology and Metaphysics; Ethics and Political Philosophy; European Philosophy; Mind and Language

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
0

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2009 1 7.00
2010 4 6.50
2011 2 6.50
2012 8 6.70
2013 1 7.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
27

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
Yes
GPA: 
3.50
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 

Master's

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
0

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
18

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
No
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
No
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2019

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 2 2
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 1
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 2 1
Were not placed 0 0

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 1
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 1
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1 0
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 0
Were not placed 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 3
Placed in a non-academic Job 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 2
Placed in a tenure-track position 1 1
Were not placed 0 0

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 1 4
Placed in a non-academic Job 1 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 2
Placed in a tenure-track position 0 1
Were not placed 0 1