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The University of Memphis

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Website

https://www.memphis.edu/philosophy/

Department Name

Department of Philosophy

Department Chair

Mary Beth Mader,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters, Non-Terminal Masters

Areas of Specialization Offered

Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Gender, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Continental/European Philosophy (including Kant), History of Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy, African/Africana Philosophy

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. /

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
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

Faculty

Members

Remy Debes, Associate Professor
Shaun Gallagher, Professor
David Miguel Gray, Associate Professor
Mary Beth Mader, Professor
Michael Monahan, Associate Professor
Thomas Nenon, Professor
Timothy Roche, Associate Professor
Kas Saghafi, Associate Professor
Lindsey Stewart, Assistant Professor
Deborah Tollefsen, Professor
Somogy Varga, Associate 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

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

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 26 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 26 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total Ph.D. Students: 
26

Degrees Awarded

Degrees Awarded Time to Completion
2010 1 6.00
2011 4 5.00
2012 2 6.00
2013 4 5.50
2014 4 5.00

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

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

Ph.D. Program 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

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 4 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 4 0
LGBT Identifying: 
0
Disability Identifying: 
0
Total MA Students: 
4

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
11

Master's Program 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

Types of Master's

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

Placement

Summary of PhD Students 2018

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 4
Placed in a non-academic Job 1

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2017

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 5
Placed in a non-tenure track position 5

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2016

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

Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Women Men Other Gender Unknown Gender
Entered the marketplace 7 7 0 0
Left without receiving a degree 3 2 0 0
Placed in a non-tenure track position 2 4 0 0
Were not placed 2 2 0 0
Placed in a non-academic Job 1 0 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