News and Events

Virtual Philosophy Conferences and Series

Undergraduate Philosophy Conferences

Johns Hopkins University’s first annual Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium.  Here's the main web site and here is the application portal. The deadline for submissions is 15 February 2022. The symposium is scheduled to meet virtually via Zoom

    • November 10, 1-2pm EST
    • November 18, 5-6pm EST
    • January 27, 5-6pm EST
    • February 9, 1-2pm EST

Undergraduate Workshops

  • Summer Cusp, a workshop for undergraduate students in philosophy who are planning to continue to graduate school. Applications are due 1 April 2019. All expenses covered if accepted. Brochure and Flyer.

Undergraduate Philosophy Journals

Undergraduate Philosophy News

Scholarships

Harold and Carolyn (Jump) Slatton Endowed Scholarship
Purpose and Guidelines: 

This scholarship recognizes the achievements of Dr. Bonnie Slatton, an outstanding female higher education academician, who created this scholarship to encourage others to pursue a degree in higher education with an interest in Liberal Arts.

This is a general scholarship and to be eligible for consideration students must:

Full time student in CLA
First preference given to CLA major, second preference to a CLA minor
2.5 minimum GPA

To be considered for the scholarship, please email a brief statement of interest that includes eligibility (i.e., status as full-time, major/minor, and GPA) to Dr. Meredith Dye, Associate Dean, CLA, Meredith.dye@mtsu.edu. Please include the student M# and MTSU email address.

Deadline to apply: August 15, 2022

The number and amounts of scholarships will be determined by the CLA Dean this AY year based on the applicant pool. Scholarship amounts may vary from small ($500) to larger awards ($2500). Undergraduate and graduate students will be considered for the scholarships. 

For questions about the scholarship, please email Dr. Meredith Dye.

Truman Scholarship.Interested students must graduate December 2021 to August 2022 (or later) with a 3.0 GPA or higher. A Truman Scholar is someone who is a “Change Agent” in our society.  The internal deadline is October 30, 2020. The Truman pays for graduate school costs. MTSU Fellowship Interest Forms. You may also email Laura Clippard with questions.

PPIA Program works to promote the inclusion and full participation of underrepresented groups in public service and to advance their leadership roles throughout our civic institutions serving domestic and international affairs. For more information here at MTSU, contact Laura Clippard.

Graduate Programs

Philosophy Profession

Religious Studies News

  • The Religious Studies expansion is reported in Sidelines.

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