Department of Philosophy News
*Position Announcement*: Assistant professor, tenure-track, beginning August 2012. Salary: competitive. Ph.D. in hand at time of appointment. AOS: modern (17th/18th century) philosophy. AOC: open, though the department has needs in ancient philosophy and social/political philosophy. Commitment to excellence in both research and teaching is required. 5 courses per year (intro., upper-level, MA-level), assuming an active research program. Typical departmental and university service aligned with the campus mission as an urban research university that supports excellence in teaching, research, and civic engagement. Send complete dossier, including CV, transcripts, syllabi, letters of recommendation, evidence of excellence in teaching (including tabulations/summaries of all recent student evaluations), and sample of written work, to: Timothy D. Lyons, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Philosophy, IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, 425 University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140. Deadline: November 25, 2011. No faxed or electronic materials accepted. IUPUI has a strong and demonstrated commitment to diversity among faculty, staff, and students. It is an EEO/AA employer, M/F/D. The Department of Philosophy encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities.
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Liberal Arts Faculty Receive $209,000 in IU/IUPUI Research Grants
May 22 | News Categories: Anthropology | Centers | Communication Studies | English | Grants | History | International | Museum Studies | News | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Research | World Languages and Cultures
Fourteen Liberal Arts faculty have received IU/IUPUI research grants in support of their research totaling $209,000. The faculty are appointed in the departments/programs of communication studies, philosophy, English, world languages and cultures, history, anthropology, museum studies, religious studies, philanthropic studies, and political science.
Information on the research projects follows in alphabetical order by faculty member:
Jennifer Bute, assistant professor of communication studies, received a $14,824 Developing Diverse Researchers with InVestigative Expertise (DRIVE) grant for her project "Managing Private Information about Miscarriage: Couples’ Perspective." The project will explore how couples manage private information about the experience of miscarriage, using in-depth interviews with …
Cochrane, Mullen, Peterson Honored at IUPUI Retiring Faculty Luncheon
May 22 | News Categories: Communication Studies | Faculty and Staff | Philosophy | Religious Studies
Three Liberal Arts faculty were recognized May 1, 2012, at University Place Hotel during the annual IUPUI Retiring Faculty Recognition Luncheon.
Chancellor of IUPUI Charles Bantz thanked the retirees for their years of service saying: "You have helped to build a great university. And you have given to generations of students the best legacy of all-the ability and commitment to keep learning, which is the instrument of a meaningful life."
IUPUI Executive Vice Chancellor Uday Sukhatme added his thanks and remarked: "Your contributions have shaped IUPUI into Indiana’s premier urban public research institution… As you leave your formal duties, be assured that those …
The History of Cardenio Ticket Prices Reduced
April 18 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Anthropology | Campus News | Communication Studies | Event Announcements | English | Faculty and Staff | Geography | History | Individualized Major Program | International | Lectures and Seminars | Museum Studies | Opportunities | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | Women's Studies | World Languages and Cultures

Ticket prices for the performances of The History of Cardenio this month at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have been reduced.
Cardenio, a “lost play” by William Shakespeare and his younger contemporary John Fletcher, is the inaugural performance in the new IUPUI Campus Center Theater. Florida State University professor Gary Taylor has recreated and reimagined the script for the play, directed by IUPUI associate professor Terri Bourus, who teaches in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.
Tickets are now $10 for students, $20 for general admission, and $15 for groups of …
Tickets on Sale for Performances of ‘History of Cardenio,” Rarely Seen Shakespeare Play
March 08 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Anthropology | Campus News | Communication Studies | Event Announcements | English | Faculty and Staff | Geography | History | Individualized Major Program | International | Lectures and Seminars | Museum Studies | News | Opportunities | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | Women's Studies | World Languages and Cultures
Tickets are now on sale at IUPUI for the April performances of The History of Cardenio, a “lost play” by William Shakespeare and his younger contemporary John Fletcher. The play is recreated and reimagined by Professor Gary Taylor, a prize-winning editor of both Shakespeare and Fletcher, and directed by IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI Associate Professor of English drama, Terri Bourus.
The world premiere of the reconstructed play is the result of 20 years of research by Taylor, who presented a public reading of his most advanced and refined iteration of the script at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London …
Cavanaugh 40th Anniversary Photos, Exhibit, Remarks Now Online
October 10 | News Categories: Anthropology | Centers | Communication Studies | Economics | English | General News | Geography | History | Museum Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | Women's Studies | World Languages and Cultures
Relive the fun of the Cavanaugh Hall 40th Anniversary Open House and Reunion by viewing photos from the event, seeing the exhibit online, and reading the remarks from the post-event dinner. The events, held on September 23rd, 2011, commemorated the dedication of one of the three original IUPUI buildings and those who have made their home in the building during the last 4 decades.
Remarks
- By William Blomquist, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts
- By William Plater, Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties Emeritus, …
Cavanaugh Hall Celebrates 40 Years of Impact - September 23rd
August 29 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Anthropology | Centers | Communication Studies | Event Announcements | Economics | English | General News | Geography | History | Institute for American Thought | Medical Humanities | Museum Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | Women's Studies | World Languages and Cultures
Cavanaugh Hall will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an open house and reunion on Friday, September 23, 2011, 4:30-6:30 pm. The event will feature a special six-story exhibit, "Cavanaugh Hall: 40 Years of Impact," exploring the building’s history, a reception, and comments from Dean William Blomquist at 6:00 pm.
Originally conceived to be 9-stories tall with windows all around, Cavanaugh, the Lecture Center (now Lecture Hall) and the Library (now Taylor Hall) were the first undergraduate buildings on what became the IUPUI campus. Named in honor of Robert E. …
Liberal Arts Faculty/Staff Break Campus Campaign Record!
June 16 | News Categories: Anthropology | Centers | Communication Studies | Economics | English | Faculty and Staff | History | Institute for American Thought | Medical Humanities | Museum Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | Women's Studies | World Languages and Cultures
133 Liberal Arts faculty and staff members contributed to the 2011 Liberal Arts IMPACT IUPUI Faculty and Staff Campaign raising $55,702.19 for scholarships, research, departmental and school initiatives, and events! Across campus 856 faculty and staff donors have given $340,898 during the campaign that ran from February 28th to May 31st. Thanks to the generosity and commitment of the faculty and staff it was a record-setting year of support for the School of Liberal Arts. Liberal Arts faculty and staff giving also broke a campus record, collectively giving more than any unit in the campaign’s recorded history.
A record number of faculty …
Eberl, Morgan, and Moffett Recieve Outstanding Faculty Awards
May 16 | News Categories: Communication Studies | Faculty and Staff | History | Philosophy | Research
The Faculty of the School of Liberal Arts recognized three of their own with Outstanding Distinguished Faculty Awards on Friday, April 22rd, 2011, at the final Faculty Assembly meeting of the academic year. The awards recognize faculty who have distinguished themselves in teaching, research, and/or service over multiple years and are selected by the Faculty Affairs committee based on nominations.
Jason Eberl (Associate Professor of Philosophy)Outstanding Distinguished Resident Faculty
As an academic, Professor Eberl has made enormous contributions to the field of bioethics publishing in key journals in the discipline and receiving favorable attention and citations …
19 Students Among IUPUI Top 100
March 28 | News Categories: Anthropology | Campus News | Communication Studies | Economics | Individualized Major Program | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | Student Accomplishments | World Languages and Cultures
Nineteen Liberal Arts students are among IUPUI’s "Top 100" Students. The IUPUI Alumni Council and the Student Organizations for Alumni Relations (SOAR) sponsor the "Top 100" Student Recognition Awards, which are based on academic success, extracurricular activities, and community engagement. Liberal Arts students selected are:
- Jenna Baughman, Junior, Religious Studies & Biology (LaPorte)
- Capri Copp, Senior, Communication Studies (Sharpsville)
- Meghan Cross, Senior, Spanish & International Studies (Fishers)
- Dillon Etter, Junior, Biology & Spanish (Greenwood)
- Stephanie Harris, Senior, Anthropology & Philosophy (Fishers)
- Brittaney Humphrey, Senior, Sociology (Rolling Prairie)
- Patricia Jordan, Senior, Anthropology (Indianapolis)
- Abigail Mills, Senior, Chemistry & German (Indianapolis)
- Sarah Mohlke, Junior, Psychology & Religious Studies (Valparaiso)
- Claudia Montes-Salinas, Senior, …
Gifts of Education and Faith to be Topic of Lake Institute Lecture
March 14 | News Categories: Centers | Event Announcements | Faculty and Staff | Lectures and Seminars | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy
Education as a form of philanthropic giving and its role in the quest for faith will be the subject of the eighth annual Thomas H. Lake Lecture presented by the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, a part of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.
Dr. Richard Gunderman, noted Indiana University professor and physician and author of We Make a Life by What We Give, will explore how education’s shared journey to understanding ourselves and the world is one of the most powerful opportunities to give and to pursue …
Liberal Arts Sabbatical Speaker Series Begins January 14th
January 10 | News Categories: Anthropology | Communication Studies | English | Faculty and Staff | Lectures and Seminars | Opportunities | Philosophy | Women's Studies | World Languages and Cultures
The history of an Irish guest house, how financial crisis are information failures, the nature of science and truth, religion and sexuality in Nigeria, Shakespeare and London’s West End, and diversification of the biomedical profession: these areas of faculty research will be explored during the Spring 2011 School of Liberal Arts Speaker Series. Faculty members from Economics, English, Communication Studies, Philosophy, Anthropology, French and Women’s Studies are featured in this portion of the annual series which kicks off Friday, January 14th. All events in are held at 4:30 pm in the IUPUI Campus Center Room 268.
Friday, January 14Gail Gráinne Whitchurch, Communication …
Dean Blomquist Appoints 22 New Student Ambassadors
November 01 | News Categories: Anthropology | Communication Studies | Economics | English | Individualized Major Program | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | Student Accomplishments | World Languages and Cultures
22 Liberal Arts majors have been newly appointed as Student Ambassadors for 2010-2011. The students will represent the School at special events and functions and participate in student recruitment efforts as well as alumni and donor relations. Applicants for the program, now in its fourth year, must be nominated by a faculty or staff member, complete an application, and participate in an interview before being appointed by the dean.
The new Student Ambassadors are:
- Rebecca Ansen, Spanish/International Studies - Senior
- Megan Byrne, English-Writing/Philosophy - Senior
- Oaksoon Callahan, English - Sophomore
- Purdey Egnew, Political Science - Senior
- Stephanie Gross, Health Policy …
In the News - October, September, August
October 27 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Anthropology | Economics | History | Museum Studies | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Research
Experts from Liberal Arts departments and centers are regularly cited in the local, national, and international media. A selection from online sources provides a sampling of the types of issues and kinds of research Liberal Arts faculty are called upon to talk about in the public sphere. Also included is general Liberal Arts news covered by the media.
October 2010
Is Downward Dog the Path to Hell?Religious Dispatches, October 27, 2010A commentary by religious studies assistant professor Andrea Jain responding to claims from evangelical leaders that yoga is religious and not appropriate for Christians.[Article]
The Mormon vote: More Faith in Sharron Angle?The …
Actors from the London Stage to Perform on 10/22 and 10/23
October 12 | News Categories: English | History | Opportunities | Philosophy
IUPUI will welcome Actors from the London Stage (AFTLS) October 20, 2010 through October 23, 2010. During the residency which includes general performances as well as workshops for students, the AFTLS will perform William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Now in its 35th year, AFTLS is one of the oldest established touring Shakespeare theater companies in the world. During their IUPUI residency, the AFTLS will stage performances October 22 and 23 at the Basile Theater at the Indiana History Center at 7:30pm. Actors will …
Liberal Arts Welcomes New Faculty and Staff for 2010-2011
October 07 | News Categories: Anthropology | Centers | Communication Studies | Economics | English | Faculty and Staff | Institute for American Thought | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Sociology | World Languages and Cultures
This fall, Liberal Arts welcomed new full and part-time faculty across its departments and programs. From language acquisition and instruction to Economics and American Studies, the interests of these faculty span the humanities and social sciences. Several staff members also joined the Liberal Arts team. Please click on the individual’s name to learn more.
Full-Time Teaching Faculty/Full-Time Teaching Faculty in New Appointments
- Yaa Akosa Antwi, Assistant Professor of Economics
- André Buchenot, Assistant Professor of English
- Amy Bomke, Visiting Lecturer in Spanish
- Devin Bryson, Visiting Lecturer in French
- Chad Carmichael, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- Mary Ann Cohen, Visiting Lecturer in English
- Erin Engels, Lecturer in …
Peirce Edition Project Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
September 30 | News Categories: Centers | Grants | Institute for American Thought | Philosophy | Research
The Peirce Edition Project (PEP), an IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI center located in the Institute for American Thought, has received a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The grant provides the project, for research related to the works of the seminal American philosopher and scientist Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914), with $140,000 in outright funds and $30,000 in matching funds over the next two years.
This grant will in part provide the salary for a full-time assistant textual editor. This faculty will, in collaboration with Textual Editor Jon Eller, …
First-Ever Critical Edition of Josiah Royce Begins at IUPUI
July 28 | News Categories: Centers | Philosophy | Research | Technology
This summer another great American thinker is joining the ranks at the Institute for American Thought (IAT). An edition of the works and papers of Josiah Royce (1855-1916) becomes the fifth critical edition at the Institute and the first-ever for this American philosopher.
Royce is in good company at the IAT, a research unit of the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI with academic programs in Documentary Editing and American Studies. Of the five Classic American Philosophers, the critical editions of three are now located at IUPUI: Charles Peirce, George Santayana, and …
On-line Exhibit and Archive Honors IUPUI Women
June 21 | News Categories: Anthropology | Communication Studies | English | History | Multimedia | Opportunities | Philosophy | Religious Studies | Technology | Women's Studies
"Women Creating Excellence at IUPUI" is now available for viewing online at the University Library website. A joint project of the Office for Women and the University Library, this online exhibit features the biographies of over 90 women who have made significant contributions to the growth and development of IUPUI since 1969.
Numerous notable Liberal Arts women from the past and present including Barbara Jackson (Anthropology), Miriam Langsam (History/Student Affairs), Gail Plater (Development/External Affairs) and Marianne Wokeck (History/Academic Affairs) are part of the exhibit. Public History graduate Mary Owens conducted much of the research for this significant undertaking and Women’s Studies …
11 Faculty Promoted By IU Trustees
June 11 | News Categories: Anthropology | English | Faculty and Staff | History | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | World Languages and Cultures
This spring, the Indiana University Board of Trustees approved the promotion of eleven faculty in the School of Liberal Arts. Faculty from eight of the school’s eleven departments were awarded a promotion in rank; four faculty members also received tenure. The promotions become effective July 1, 2010.
Promoted to Professor
- Enrica Ardemagni, World Languages and Cultures (Spanish)
- Bob Barrows, History
- Ain Haas, Sociology
- Paul Mullins, Anthropology
Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure
- Ramle Bandele, Political Science
- Kelly Hayes, Religious Studies
- Jason Kelly, History
- Jennifer Thorington Springer, English
Promoted to Senior Lecturer
- Sharon Henriksen, English
- Susan Stamper, English
- Victoria Rogers, Philosophy
Congratulations!
12 Students Among IUPUI Top 100
March 09 | News Categories: Anthropology | Campus News | Communication Studies | Event Announcements | History | Individualized Major Program | Philosophy | Political Science | Student Accomplishments | World Languages and Cultures
Twelve Liberal Arts students are among IUPUI’s "Top 100" Students. The IUPUI Alumni Council and the Student Organizations for Alumni Relations (SOAR) sponsor the "Top 100" Student Recognition Awards, which are based on academic success, extracurricular activities, and community engagement. Liberal Arts students selected are:
- John Burkhardt, Senior, Communication Studies, Hometown: Fishers
- Alise Cool, Junior, Journalism and Spanish, Hometown: Indianapolis
- Capri Copp, Junior, Communication Studies, Hometown: Indianapolis
- Dillon Etter, Junior, Biology and Spanish, Hometown: Greenwood
- Brady Harman, Senior, Biology and History, Hometown: Elkhart
- Andrew Kimmel, Senior, Philosophy, Hometown: Mount Ayr
- Heather Meloy, Junior, Anthropology, Hometown: Indianapolis
- Abigail Mills, Senior, Chemistry and German, Hometown: Indianapolis
- Nicola Mousdicas, Senior, Political …
Volume 8 of “Writing of Charles S. Peirce” Published
January 19 | News Categories: Books by Faculty | Centers | Institute for American Thought | Philosophy | Research
The Peirce Edition Project announces with great pride the publication of volume 8 of Writings of Charles S. Peirce: A Chronological Edition. Known as the founder of pragmatism, Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914) is acknowledged worldwide as one of America’s most rigorous, versatile, and original thinkers. He has become a stimulating influence on philosophers, scientists, and humanists on every continent. He left behind a large corpus: more than 12,000 pages in publications and ten times as many …
Former College President to Head Institute for American Thought
June 22 | News Categories: Centers | Faculty and Staff | Institute for American Thought | Philosophy
Dr. David Pfeifer will become Director of the Institute for American Thought (IAT) on July 1, 2009. The IAT is a unique research facility that unites the teaching faculty, editing specialists, and research holdings of the Peirce Edition Project, the Santayana Edition, the Frederick Douglass Papers Project, and the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies with related academic programs in American Studies, Professional Editing, and American philosophy.
Since 2005, Professor Pfeifer has been a faculty member in Philosophy at IUPUI. Previously, Pfeifer was on the faculty and an administrator at Principia College in Elsah, Illinois. His thirty-one year …
Research News from Liberal Arts
March 30 | News Categories: Centers | Communication Studies | Philosophy | Research
Nancy Rhodes, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Researcher in the Institute for Research on Social Issues (IRSI), received $31,379 from the Injury Control Research Center of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, for the fifth year of a project entitled Behavioral Study to Reduce DUI and Youth Risky Driving. Her research this year examines the effects of social influence on simulated driving behavior, and investigates the role of attitudes and norms in teen drivers’ processing of messages designed to reduce drunk driving.
The Survey Research Center, directed by James Wolf, is contracting with Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation for $80,000 …
Star Trek and Philosophy: The Wrath of Kant
November 17 | News Categories: Books by Faculty | Philosophy | Research
From cult to mainstream, the Star Trek epic has gone where no work of dramatic art has gone before, to become the most popular imaginary world yet conceived.
The same restless and relentless spirit of exploration that propels the voyages of the starship Enterprise is also the driving force of philosophical wonder throughout human history. Star Trek and philosophy share the same prime directive: testing ideas from our past and present to progressively improve our future.
In Star Trek and Philosophy, co-edited by Jason Eberl of the Department of Philosophy in the IU School …
Gunderman Named First Independent Sector Scholar-in-Residence
October 15 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy
Richard Gunderman, MD PhD, has been selected to serve as the first Scholar-in-Residence for the annual conference of Independent Sector. Founded in 1980 by former US Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare John W. Gardner and based in Washington, DC, Independent Sector is the premier leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs. Its annual conference, which takes place this year November 9-11 in Philadelphia, attracts more than 1,000 leaders from the international non-profit community. The 2008 conference is organized around the theme, "Our Hopes, Our Voice, Our Future."
Gunderman is professor of radiology, …
Gunderman Named 2008 Outstanding Educator
October 01 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | Philosophy
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), an association of more than 40,000 imaging professionals, has named Richard Gunderman, MD PhD, its 2008 Outstanding Educator. The award is presented "to one senior individual each year who has made original and significant contributions to the field of radiology or the radiologic sciences throughout a career of teaching and education." Criteria for the award include education-focused publications, mentorship of a new generation of physicians and scientists, positive influence on the careers of students and residents, development of effective methods and materials of teaching, and educational …
Final Book in The Letters of George Santayana Volume Now Available
August 12 | News Categories: Books by Faculty | Philosophy | Research
The Santayana Edition has released the final book of The Letters of George Santayana. Book Eight collects correspondence written by the philosopher George Santayana from 1948-1952, his final five years of life. During this time he completed two books-Dominations and Powers and the autobiographical Persons and Places-and revised two other major works-Dialogues in Limbo and The Life of Reason.
The correspondence collected in this final book include letters to poets Robert Lowell and Ezra Pound, as well as Ira D. Cardiff and Richard Colton Lyon, two men who compiled and published collections of Santayana’s writings.
Santayana …
Gunderman Explores “The Role of Giving” in New Book
June 24 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy | Research
We Make A Life By What We Give is the title of a new book that will nudge readers to think about their lives and how they can share what they have to improve their lives and the lives of others. Indiana University, Riley Hospital for Children, and IU School of Liberal Arts physician-philosopher Richard B. Gunderman, M.D., Ph.D. guides readers through reflection on and discussion of the role of giving in their lives.
In the book, Dr. Gunderman expands on the adage, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by …
Institute for American Thought Announces Lecture Series
February 07 | News Categories: Centers | Event Announcements | Institute for American Thought | Philosophy
The Liberal Arts’ Institute for American Thought (IAT) is proud to announce a spring lecture series featuring scholars from around the country and across the globe and considering philosophical topics ranging from pluralism to naturalism and semeiotics. Two of the lectures will also explore the thought of the nineteenth century psychologist and philosopher William James.
The IAT is a unique research facility bringing to IUPUI and Central Indiana an internationally acclaimed concentration of resources and scholarship that focuses on fundamental strongholds of American thought and culture. It unites the teaching faculty, editing specialists and research holdings of the Peirce Edition …
“Battlestar Galactica” Book Examines Philosophical Themes
February 01 | News Categories: Books by Faculty | Philosophy
What’s the point of living after your world has been destroyed? This is one of many questions raised by the Sci-Fi Channel’s critically acclaimed series Battlestar Galactica. More than just an action-packed "space opera," each episode offers a dramatic character study of the human survivors and their Cylon pursuers as they confront existential, moral, metaphysical, theological, and political crises.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy Jason Eberl is the editor of a new volume that turns to the popular program to help explore philosophical themes. Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Knowledge Here Begins Out There (Wiley, 2008) uses the series as a teaching and learning tool for …

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