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Syracuse University

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Website

http://philosophy.syr.edu

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Mark Heller,
Professor, Department Chair

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Psychology, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), History of Philosophy

Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness

The department has supported a "women in philosophy" group that invites an external speaker once per year; the speaker has a meal with our female graduate students to discuss issues pertaining to women in the profession. We have hired three female faculty members in the past three years and have arranged for spousal appointments to improve retention efforts. We ensure that our colloquium series is neither allwhite nor all-male. We have made conscious efforts to diversify our grad student body. Over the last two years our incoming graduate student population has been 50% female, 20% hispanic and 10% African-American. In 2013-14 we formed a climate committee and began anonymizing graduate admissions files to counteract potential bias against members of underrepresented groups.

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
1
Teaching Assistantships:
22
Scholarships:
1
Students teaching their own classes:
12
Other Financial Information:
6 one-time-only TA appointments for 2014-15

Faculty

Members

Luvell Anderson, Assistant Professor
Kenneth Baynes, Professor
Frederick Beiser, Professor
Ben Bradley, Professor
Janice Dowell, Professor
Kevan Edwards, Associate Professor
Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson, Assistant Professor
Samuel Gorovitz, Professor
Mark Heller, Professor, Department Chair
Christopher Noble, Assistant Professor
Hille Paakkunainen, Associate Professor
Kara Richardson, Associate Professor
Michael Rieppel, Assistant Professor
David Sobel, Professor
Laurence Thomas, Professor
Robert Van Gulick, Professor

Demographics

Tenured Tenured-track Non-tenure track
Men 0 0 0
Women 0 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 0 0 0
White 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0
Total Women: 
0
Total Men: 
0
Total Other/Unknown: 
0
Total Faculty: 
0

Ph.D.

Program Strengths

Metaphysics, Ethics, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language

Student Demographics

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
African, African-American 0 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 0 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 34 0
LGBT 0 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 0 0 0
Page SUM 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 34 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
34

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 5 11.00
2011 3 9.50
2012 4 10.50
2013 2 6.00
2014 5 9.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
15

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
Yes
Writing Sample: 
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
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 0
Asian 0 0 0 0
Native American 0 0 0 0
Hispanic or Latin 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0
White 0 0 0 0
Multi-racial 0 0 0 0
Other Race 0 0 0 0
LGBT 0 0 0 0
Unknown Race 0 0 0 0
Disability Status 0 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)

In State: 
$38,970
Out of State: 
$38,970
Number of Required Courses: 
8

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?: 
Yes
Letters of Recommendation: 
3
GRE Required?: 
Yes
GPA Required?: 
Yes
TOEFL Required?: 
Yes
Other Requirements: 

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 2
Placed in a non-tenure track position 2

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 4
Placed in a non-tenure track position 3
Placed in a tenure-track position 1

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 4
Placed in a tenure-track position 3
Placed in a non-tenure track position 1

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 3 18 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 2 3 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 0 13 0 0
Were not placed 0 1 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 1 2 0 0

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 0 0 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 0 0 0 0
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program 0 0 0 0
Entered another graduate program 0 0 0 0
Placed in a teaching job 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0
Placed in a non-teaching job 0 0 0 0