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2018 - 2019
Website:
Department Name:
Department of Philosophy
Department Chair:
Mary Beth Mader,
Professor
Faculty:
Name:
Remy Debes,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Shaun Gallagher,
Title:
Professor
Name:
David Miguel Gray,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Mary Beth Mader,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Michael Monahan,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Thomas Nenon,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Timothy Roche,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Kas Saghafi,
Title:
Associate Professor
Name:
Lindsey Stewart,
Title:
Assistant Professor
Name:
Deborah Tollefsen,
Title:
Professor
Name:
Somogy Varga,
Title:
Associate Professor
Additional efforts to increase inclusiveness:
Diversity of many kinds is a high priority in departmental undertakings. Means to concretely achieve and foster it vary. The University of Memphis Philosophy Department has contributed substantially and uniquely to the racial diversification of the academic profession of philosophy. Recent data indicates that Memphis occupies the highest ranks among philosophy departments that have trained women and non-white philosophy PhDs in the United States. See Botts et al, 'What is the State of Blacks in Philosophy?' Critical Philosophy of Race, Volume 2, Issue 2, 229: 'Most US BIPs ['Blacks in Philosophy'] earned their PhDs at Memphis, followed by Stanford, Yale, Harvard and Pittsburgh.' The Ida B. Wells Association is a graduate student group organized to promote philosophical investigation of issues arising from the African American experience and to mentor undergraduate students. The Philosophical Horizons program brings philosophy instruction to children of all ages in Memphis city schools.
Additional Information:
Note on statistics / The APA Survey requests official university-level demographic data on diversity for faculty and graduate students. Our official university-level data at present is incomplete. We hope next year to have more accurate data to report. However, some of the requested data, such as that on LGBTQ students and faculty, is collected by no university unit, so cannot be reported in this survey. Since at this point we could provide only incomplete or subjectively generated claims on these important matters, we leave many survey queries blank. Non-statistical information on the various diversity initiatives and achievements of the Philosophy Department is easily locatable on our department website. Faculty and students will be pleased to communicate with prospective students about the department's record on diversity. /
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Students teaching their own classes:
15
Other Financial Information:
MA Teaching Assistantships - 1 FTE - 2 or 3/year / PhD Teaching Assistantships - 1.7 FTE - 2-4/year / Provost's Pre-Doctoral Diversity Assistantships - 1.7 FTE - 2-3/year
Degrees Offered:
Ph.D.
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Non-Terminal Masters
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Tuition:
Number of Required Courses:
12
Additional Information:
72 hours total required beyond the B.A. 8 required core graduate credit philosophy courses, plus a graduate proseminar. 5 additional graduate credit philosophy courses required, but these requirements may be satisfied by core courses depending on their co
Degrees Awarded:
Year:
2010
Degrees Awarded:
1
Time to Completion:
6.00
Year:
2011
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
5.00
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2012
Degrees Awarded:
2
Time to Completion:
6.00
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2013
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
5.50
Year:
2014
Degrees Awarded:
4
Time to Completion:
5.00
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts:
Yes
Writing Sample:
Yes
Minimum GPA Required?:
Yes
GPA:
2.50
Letters of Recommendation:
3
GRE Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Personal Statement
Program Strengths:
Cognitive Science / Philosophy of Mind / European Philosophy / African American Philosophy / Feminist Philosophy / Race Theory / Metaphysics / Gender Theory / Ethics / Social Philosophy / Political Philosophy / History of Philosophy /
Student Demographics:
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Native American
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Hispanic or Latin
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Pacific Islander
Women:
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Multi-racial
Women:
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Other Race
Women:
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Men:
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Other Gender:
4
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LGBT
Women:
0
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Disability Status
Women:
0
Men:
0
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0
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0
Tuition:
Number of Required Courses:
11
Entry Requirements:
Transcripts Required?:
Yes
Writing SampleRequired?:
Yes
GPA:
2.50
Letters of Recommendation:
3
GRE Required?:
Yes
GPA Required?:
Yes
TOEFL Required?:
No
Other Requirements:
Personal statement
Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015:
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Entered the marketplace
Men:
7
Women:
7
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Left without receiving a degree
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2
Women:
3
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Placed in a non-tenure track position
Men:
4
Women:
2
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Were not placed
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2
Women:
2
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Placed in a non-academic Job
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Women:
1
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Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015:
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Summary Category Masters:
Entered the marketplace
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Left without receiving a degree
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Unknown
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Summary Category Masters:
Placed in a non-teaching job
Specilizations:
Address:
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152
United StatesTypes of Masters:
Terminal Master's:
No
Non-Terminal Master's:
No
Public/Private:
Public
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Ph.D. Total Woman:
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Ph.D. Total Other:
26
Ph.D. Total LGBT:
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Ph.D. Total Disability:
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Ph.D. Total:
26
MA Total Woman:
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MA Total:
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Total Students:
30
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MA White:
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MA Other Race:
4
MA Unknown Race:
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Total Placements:
15
Tenured-track Placements:
0
Non-tenure track Placements:
14
Non-Academic Placements:
1
Percentage of Tenured Track Employees:
93.75
Faculty Other Unknown total:
0
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2016:
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Entered the marketplace
Other Gender:
3
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Placed in a non-tenure track position
Unknown Gender:
3
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2017:
Other Gender:
5
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Other Gender:
5
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-tenure track position
Summary of Ph.D. Students 2018:
Summary Category:
Entered the marketplace
Other Gender:
4
Summary Category:
Placed in a non-academic Job
Other Gender:
1
iPEDS unitid:
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Masters Teaching Placement:
0
Masters Non-Teaching Placement:
0
Masters PhD Placement:
0
Masters Total Placement:
0