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2018 - 2019
Department Name:
Philosophy Department
Department Chair:
Bruce Brower,
Associate Professor
Faculty:
Name:
Bruce Bower,
Title:
Department Chair, Professor
Name:
Olivia Bailey,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Radu J. Bogdan,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Ronna Burger,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Dan Burnston,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Alison Denham,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Kevin Morris,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Jonathan Riley,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Oliver Sensen,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
David Shoemaker,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Chad Van Schoelandt,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Richard Velkley,
Title:
Professor
Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness:
We have added one woman and several women graduate students to the faculty; we continue to search for all sorts of diversity.
Additional Information:
Most of our students who are not in tenure-track jobs are in good or very good academic positions. Two are in five year fellowships, one in a three year fellowship, several others are in renewable visiting positions that have been renewed.
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Disability Status
Teaching Fellowships:
8
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
1
Teaching Assistantships:
6
Students teaching their own classes:
8
Other Financial Information:
1 year aid available for several graduate students at the Murphy Institute Center for Ethics and Public Affairs. We also usually have one student in an exchange program in Berlin.
Degrees Offered:
Ph.D.
Terminal Masters
Non-Terminal Masters
Student Demographics:
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Men:
0
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0
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0
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Asian
Women:
0
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0
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0
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Native American
Women:
0
Men:
0
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0
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0
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Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
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0
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0
Unknown Gender:
0
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Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
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0
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White
Women:
0
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Multi-racial
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0
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Other Race
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0
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0
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23
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0
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LGBT
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Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
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0
Tuition:
In State:
$46,326
Out of State:
$46,326
Number of Required Courses:
16
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2010
Degrees Awarded:
1
Time to Completion:
7.00
Year:
2011
Degrees Awarded:
2
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2012
Degrees Awarded:
3
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2013
Degrees Awarded:
2
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2014
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
7.00
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts:
Yes
Writing Sample:
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?:
No
GRE Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Personal statement.
0 Where we have entered a "0" for GPA, GRE, etc., we have no specific minimum, but do not take students with poor scores.
Program Strengths:
Our greatest strength is in Ethics, Political and Social Philosophy. We have a strong connection with the Murphy Institute Center for Ethics and Public Affairs on our campus, which funds 14 visiting speakers and several conferences each year, provides support for graduate students, and has three year-long faculty research fellows visiting from other institutions. We are also quite strong in history, especially in Ancient, Kant, and the history of political philosophy. We have moderate strength in Philosophy of Mind.
Program Strengths:
Our greatest strength is in Ethics, Political and Social Philosophy. We have a strong connection with the Murphy Institute Center for Ethics and Public Affairs on our campus, which funds 14 visiting speakers and several conferences each year, provides support for graduate students, and has three year-long faculty research fellows visiting from other institutions. We are also quite strong in history, especially in Ancient, Kant, and the history of political philosophy. We have moderate strength in Philosophy of Mind.
Student Demographics:
Demographic Summary Category:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
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Asian
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
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Native American
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
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Hispanic or Latin
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
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Pacific Islander
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
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White
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
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0
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Multi-racial
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
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Other Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
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LGBT
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
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0
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Unknown Race
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
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0
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Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$46,326
Out of State:
$46,326
Number of Required Courses:
10
Additional Information:
We require only 8 courses instead of 10 for students who write a thesis.
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts Required?:
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?:
Yes
GRE Required?:
Yes
GPA Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Personal statements. In describing the above as "0" for GRE, etc., there is no specific minimum but we do not accept poor scores
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
9
Women:
1
Unknown Gender:
0
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0
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Left without receiving a degree
Men:
3
Women:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
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Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
6
Women:
1
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
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Were not placed
Men:
0
Women:
0
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0
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0
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Placed in a non-academic Job
Men:
0
Women:
0
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0
Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015:
Men:
0
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
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0
Summary Category Masters:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
2
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Left without receiving a degree
Men:
1
Women:
0
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Accepted into a Ph.D. Program
Men:
0
Women:
0
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0
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0
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Entered another graduate program
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0
Women:
0
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0
Unknown Gender:
0
Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a teaching job
Men:
12
Women:
4
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:
105 Newcomb Hall 1229 Broadway
New Orleans, LA 70118
United StatesTypes of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
No
Non-Terminal Master's:
No
Public/Private:
Private
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total-faculty-woman:
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Faculty Total:
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Ph.D. Total Woman:
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Ph.D. Total Unknown:
0
Ph.D. Total Other:
23
Ph.D. Total LGBT:
0
Ph.D. Total Disability:
0
Ph.D. Total:
23
MA Total Woman:
0
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MA Total Unknown:
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MA Total Other:
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MA Total LGBT:
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MA Total Disability:
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MA Total:
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Tuition Min:
46 326
Tuition Max:
46 326
Total Students:
23
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:
0
Ph.D. African/African American:
0
Ph.D. Asian:
0
Ph.D. Native American:
0
Ph.D. Hispanic or Latino:
0
Ph.D. Pacific Islander:
0
Ph.D. White:
0
Ph.D. Multi-racial:
0
Ph.D. Other Race:
23
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:
11
Tenured-track Placements:
0
Non-tenure track Placements:
11
Non-Academic Placements:
0
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
68.75
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2016:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Unknown Gender:
4
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Unknown Gender:
4
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160755
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2018:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Unknown Gender:
7
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Unknown Gender:
6
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Unknown Gender:
1
Masters Teaching Placement:
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
0
Masters PhD Placement:
1
Masters Total Placement:
1