Philosophy

Philosophy Ph.D. Candidate Recognized for Outstanding Achievement in the Letters

April 26, 2024

Nic Cottone, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University, was awarded the 2024 Varg-Sullivan Endowed Graduate Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Letters in recognition of her outstanding research on feminist philosophy and social theory that primarily focuses on theories of social reproductive labor and sexual violence.The Varg-Sullivan Endowed Graduate Awards, presented by the College…

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Ph.D. Student Honored for Work to Inform Legal Practitioners About Tribal Laws

April 16, 2024

While most Michigan-based legal practitioners lack adequate training in Tribal laws, Taylor Elyse Mills, a sixth-year doctoral candidate in Philosophy at Michigan State University and graduate of MSU’s College of Law, sought to do something about this significant gap in our state’s legal education and is now being recognized for her work. In partnership with the Little Traverse Bay Bands…