Welcome Future SPEL students!

 Welcome to the incoming students of Fall 2023! We're looking forward to seeing you on campus!

- Kanika Chawla

- Zih-Syuan Chiu

- Joseph DeLeone

- Lanbin Feng

- Mert Karaca

- Sofia Koukia

Coleen at IASH

 “Democratic Philosophy is Public Philosophy: Reflections on Podcasting to the Demos” talk by IASH Fellow Coleen Watson at noon Wednesday, April 26, in LN-1106.

“Democratic Philosophy is Public Philosophy:
Reflections on Podcasting to the Demos”

I have been running and hosting the podcast The Wisdom of the People: A Podcast on the Philosophy that Founds Democracy since being awarded a Public Humanities Grant in July of 2022. This presentation will share my motivation to host a podcast specifically covering democratic philosophy as a way of doing public philosophy and document the many thoughts and reflections I have had after working on this project for nearly 10 months.

Joy Tassey receives STAR award

 

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  Joy Tassey receives STAR Award

  Joy Tassey, assistant to the chair in the Philosophy Department, received the STAR Award this week. The award, given monthly, recognizes outstanding service by faculty and staff members within the Binghamton University community. Colleagues Joseph Citriniti, Lorrie Hagerman and Maja Dragojlovic wrote letters expressing their gratitude for Tassey’s patient and kind mentorship over the years. Chair Anthony Reeves and several other faculty members described Tassey as invaluable in additional nomination letters for the award. “I do not believe I am exaggerating in saying that probably every single faculty member and graduate student in our program have the sense that they can turn to Joy for help,” Reeves wrote. “This is not just because she can be relied upon, but also because she has taken time and effort to connect with the people she works with. Our department is a better place for that.” Tassey received a letter from President Stenger, a check for $100, a special coffee mug and a STAR pin. For more information about the award or to submit a nomination for a co-worker, visit the link below.

  More Info

  visit https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/employees/star-award.html

Doctoral stipends to increase

 Doctoral stipends to increase

Binghamton University will raise the minimum stipends for all fully funded University-appointed doctoral students on 10-month appointments from $17,000 to $21,000 beginning in fall 2023. Those students already receiving University support at $21,000 and above will receive an additional $1,000.

“With the increase in inflation, we’re pleased to take this step and plan to review stipends regularly in the future for competitiveness in recruiting and cost-of-living standards to ensure doctoral students are treated equitably,” said Donald Hall, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost.

Principal investigators with doctoral students on grants will be asked to budget these increases accordingly as their budget processes allow, Hall added.

Approximately 830 doctoral students will be impacted by the raises, at a cost to the University of approximately $1.54 million per year. Over the past six years, the University has invested $2.3 million each year to increase PhD stipends, provide scholarships to cover broad-based fees for PhD students who are full time and fully tuition-funded, and added $500,000 per year to support additional Provost Summer Fellowships.