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UCSB Ethics Bowl Team Competes in National Playoffs

Congratulations to the UCSB Ethics Bowl team, which competed at the National Competition on February 21st, 2016 in Reston, VA. UCSB was invited to join 36 other teams at the National Competition after placing 3rd in the California Regional Competition in December.

Coached by Sherri Lynn Conklin and David Mokriski, the team was composed of Gabrielle Balance, Jesse Chang, Susanna Faulds, Preethika Santha, and Itzel Garcia.

UCSB Ethics Bowl Team makes National Playoffs

Congratulations to the UCSB Ethics Bowl team, which placed 3rd in the the Southern California Regional competition on December 5th, 2015 at San Jose State University. UCSB was invited to join 36 other teams at the National Competition to be held in Virginia in February.

Coached by Sherri Lynn Conklin and David Mokriski, the team was composed of Gabrielle Balance, Jesse Chang, Susanna Faulds, Preethika Santha, and Itzel Garcia.

In Memoriam: Burleigh Wilkins

On October 13th the Philosophy Department lost a dear colleague, friend, and mentor, Professor Burleigh Wilkins. Burleigh taught for 45 years at the Department. He wrote many books and articles in political philosophy and the philosophy of history, and both his scholarly and his mentoring were celebrated in the volume Essays In Honor of Burleigh Wilkins: From History to Justice (2001). Burleigh loved to teach, and will be vividly remembered by the many students he inspired with his generosity of spirit and love for philosophy. We will miss him.

Job Opening

• RANK: Open
• AOS: Metaphysics and/or Epistemology
• AOC: Open
• SALARY: Dependent on qualifications
• APPOINTMENT: July 1, 2016
• REQUIREMENTS: Outstanding record or promise of excellence in research and teaching (graduate and undergraduate); Ph.D. normally required by the time of appointment.
• DEADLINE: To ensure full and primary consideration all application materials, including letters of reference, should be received by November 17, 2015.

New Graduate Students

We are delighted to welcome seven new graduate students this year:

• Jeff Bagwell
• Christopher Britton
• Jason Hanschmann
• Zak Kotlow
• Blake Kyler
• Tim Mainwaring
• Seyed Mohammad Yarandi

Graduate students win award for work in Philosophy and Inclusive Pedagogy

Award Date: March 25, 2015

Professor Rescorla receives the IACAP 2015 Simon Award

Award Date: March 11, 2015

Congratulations to Michael Rescorla on winning the 2015 Herbert A. Simon Award from the International Association for Computing and Philosophy. The Simon Award is given annually to “scholars at an early stage of their academic career who are likely to reshape debates at the nexus of Computing and Philosophy.”

In Memoriam: Jason Bennett

On the last day of 2014, the UCSB Philosophy Department lost a brilliant student, teaching associate, and friend, Jason Bennett. Jason was genuinely remarkable. He was talented, kind, extremely thoughtful, and extremely admirable. In addition to being a very capable and insightful philosopher, Jason was an artist. With his tremendous potential, he seemed to have a promising future ahead of him. Sadly, it was not to be. Above all, Jason was a thoroughly decent human being. The world is significantly impoverished by his absence.