Submitted by klement on August 31, 2015 - 2:17pm
2019 - 2020
Summary of PhD Students 2019:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
2
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
2
Website:
Department Name:
Philosophy
Department Chair:
Phillip Bricker,
Professor
Faculty:
Name:
Louise Antony,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Phillip Bricker,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Maya Eddon,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Fred Feldman,
Title:
Professor Emeritus
Name:
Ernesto Garcia,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Peter Graham,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Gary Hardegree,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Vanessa de Harven,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Sophie Horowitz,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Julia Jorati,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Kevin Klement,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Hilary Kornblith,
Title:
Distinguished Professor
Name:
Joseph Levine,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Ned Markosian,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Christopher Meacham,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Alejandro Pérez Carballo,
Title:
Associate Professor
Diversity Efforts:
has hosted an APA CSW Site Visit
has a climate or diversity committee
has conducted a departmental climate survey within the past three years
hosts invited speakers who are members of underrepresented groups at least annually
provides annual sexual harassment, bystander, and climate training (directly or through our institution)
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)
educates faculty and staff about disability accommodations and how to obtain them (directly or through our institution)
offers multiple courses in which philosophers from underrepresented groups are included on the syllabus in proportion to their numbers in the profession and/or which focus on philosophical issues related to race, gender, disability, class, etc.
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
Faculty Demographics:
Tenured:
10
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Men
Tenured:
4
Tenured-track:
1
Non-tenure track:
0
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Women
Tenured:
2
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Hispanic or Latin
Tenured:
1
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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LGBT
Tenured:
1
Tenured-track:
0
Non-tenure track:
0
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Asian
Tenured:
12
Tenured-track:
1
Non-tenure track:
0
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White
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
6
Teaching Assistantships:
24
Students teaching their own classes:
12
Degrees Offered:
Ph.D.
Student Demographics:
Demographic Title:
African, African-American
Women:
0
Men:
1
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Asian
Women:
5
Men:
6
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Hispanic or Latin
Women:
1
Men:
3
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
White
Women:
9
Men:
18
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Demographic Title:
Disability Status
Women:
2
Men:
3
Other Gender:
0
Unknown Gender:
0
Tuition:
In State:
$8,104
Out of State:
$15,861
Number of Required Courses:
15
Additional Information:
Most graduate students have funding that provides a tuition waiver.
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2013
Degrees Awarded:
4
Year:
2014
Degrees Awarded:
1
Year:
2015
Degrees Awarded:
2
Year:
2016
Degrees Awarded:
5
Year:
2016
Degrees Awarded:
5
Year:
2017
Degrees Awarded:
4
Year:
2018
Degrees Awarded:
6
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts:
Yes
Writing Sample:
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?:
No
Letters of Recommendation:
3
GRE Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
Yes
Other Requirements:
Program Strengths:
We do not have a MA program separate from our PhD program. Students in the PhD program may earn a Master's degree after meeting certain requirements. A student may not be admitted to an MA program in philosophy here.
Program Strengths:
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics, Philosophy of Language.
Tuition:
In State:
$0
Out of State:
$0
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:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
7
Women:
1
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
5
Women:
1
Unknown Gender:
0
Other Gender:
0
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
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
Specilizations:
Address:
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
United StatesLocation:
Types of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
No
Non-Terminal Master's:
Yes
Public/Private:
Public
location_taxonomize_terms:
total-faculty-woman:
5
Faculty Total Men:
10
Faculty Total Unknown:
0
Faculty Total Other:
0
Faculty Total:
15
Ph.D. Total Woman:
17
Ph.D. Total Men:
31
Ph.D. Total Unknown:
0
Ph.D. Total Other:
0
Ph.D. Total LGBT:
0
Ph.D. Total Disability:
5
Ph.D. Total:
43
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:
43
Faculty African/African American:
0
Faculty Asian:
1
Faculty Native American:
0
Faculty Hispanic or Latino:
2
Faculty Pacific Islander:
0
Faculty White:
13
Faculty Multi-racial:
0
Faculty Other Race:
0
Faculty Unknown Race:
0
Ph.D. African/African American:
1
Ph.D. Asian:
11
Ph.D. Native American:
0
Ph.D. Hispanic or Latino:
4
Ph.D. Pacific Islander:
0
Ph.D. White:
27
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:
23
Tenured-track Placements:
16
Non-tenure track Placements:
5
Non-Academic Placements:
2
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
100.00
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2016:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
4
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
4
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2017:
Men:
2
Women:
2
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
1
Women:
2
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
iPEDS unitid:
166629
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2018:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Men:
5
Women:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a tenure-track position
Men:
2
Women:
1
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
2
Masters Teaching Placement:
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
0
Masters PhD Placement:
0
Masters Total Placement:
0