Dr. Michael Beaty, chair of the department of philosophy, is pleased to announce that Dr. Nathan Carson has accepted a new position at Fresno Pacific University in Fresno, California, beginning in August, 2013. Nathan has been appointed Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the School of Humanities, Religion, and Social Sciences, and will assume the role of Philosophy Program Director also.
Alexander Pruss, Associate Professor of Philosophy, has been selected to receive an Outstanding Faculty Award in the area of Research/Scholarship this spring, and will be honored at the commencement ceremonies on May 18, 2013.
Dr. Anne Marie Schultz has been named Baylor Fellow for the 2013-14 Academic Year.
The Baylor Fellows Program recognizes professors from across the disciplinary spectrum who exemplify excellence in teaching. Baylor Fellows are committed to pedagogical innovation, inspirational teaching, and the cultivation of these among Baylor Faculty. This group also seeks to improve, innovate, and articulate the Baylor education experience.
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Chris Shrock, a graduate student from the Baylor Philosophy program, recently was elected as the new Dean of Students at Oklahoma School Science and Mathematics.
Dr. Francis Beckwith, philosophy professor and Resident Scholar in Baylor's Institute for Studies of Religion, will be speaking in Rome at the The Celebration of Evangelium Vitae: Faithful of Life Conference, sponsored by the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization.
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Dr. Stephen Evans, University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, and recent Baylor PhD graduates Dr. Nathan Carson (Philosophy) and Dr. Will Williams (Religion) have been invited to present at the International Symposium on Soren Kierkegaard and Chinese Culture May 21-23, 2013.
