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Congratulations to Professor Ami Harbin for being appointed director of Women and Gender Studies (WGS). 她在哲学和WGS都有双重职位, Harbin brings her unique and highly relevant research to this important position. WGS有主修和辅修两门课程，还有LGBTQ研究的辅修课程. As director, she is looking forward to coordinating all the work for the program.

Congratulations to Joyce Havstad on her promotion to associate professor with tenure. 在科学和哲学方面都有专长, 哈夫斯塔德教授各种课程，包括工程伦理学, 生物伦理学和动物心灵. 她的研究课题包括生物学哲学, 化学哲学, 以及科学技术研究. Havstad is an asset to the department and the University and we are beyond thrilled that she will be staying with us for the long haul.

Our very own Lisa Campbell has assumed leadership of the newly-formed Great Lakes Region of the National Intercollegiate High School Ethics Bowl. 作为导演，她组织了这场在公开大学举办的比赛. 除了这个角色, Campbell continues as co-coach to our two highly successful ethics bowl teams, 和Mark Rigstad教授一起.

今年，约翰·哈尔平教授宣布退休.

Halpin brought to OU his expertise in logic, philosophy of science and philosophy of mind. 他建立了逻辑 咖啡馆，为学生提供了学习逻辑的绝佳在线工具. 他的主要兴趣是科学哲学, Halpin wrote many papers that looked at its connection to philosophy of language, 形而上学与逻辑. 除了他的研究, Halpin was an active member of the department by reading and giving constructive advice on colleagues' work and serving on several committees that helped the department flourish and grow. 我们会想念他，并感谢他所做的许多贡献.

Halpin is in partial retirement now and will officially retire in fall of 2021. The department is sad to see him go, but wishes him luck in his new endeavors.

This year's philosophy camp had 19 campers; almost double from the previous year. 学生们来自该地区不同的高中. 主题是身份. Students studied and discussed the concept of identity from a variety of perspectives, 包括道德, 形而上学, 性别哲学, 宗教哲学和政治哲学. 高中学生的结合, philosophy majors and professors make camp a dynamic experience for all and we can say with confidence that this year's camp created much excitement among campers, 教授和我们的学生.

我们的哲学系学生, 谁帮助管理营地, are inspired by the experience and gain many skills helpful in their future endeavors. One of our student leaders said, "My experience was fantastic, to say the least. I think I really found my calling, working with philosophy at the high school level."

另一位评论了从这次领导经历中获得的技能. 他说, “哲学营帮助我练习了演说家的角色, 规划师, 即兴表演者兼朋友."

The campers fell in love with philosophy as a discipline and made friends in the process. 一位学生评论道, "Our professors love having the opportunity to share their love of philosophy to students — 激励他们在未来追求更多的学习."

If you would like to help a student attend camp next summer, 请浏览 伦理中心.

This year, our two ethics bowl teams won first and second place at the regional competition. Held at OU with 13 teams competing, our two teams won with an undefeated record. If you would like to help fund the trip to Nationals or support future ethics bowl teams, 请浏览 伦理中心.

For the third year, our department is sponsoring a National High School Ethics Bowl team. Professor Elysa White is leading a team of five students from Oak Park High School. The students love competing in the bowl, and the skills they are learning are invaluable. 我们很乐意增加赞助球队的数量. If you know of any high school that would like to field a team, please connect with Elysa White at (电子邮件保护).

If you would like to support our High School Ethics Bowl endeavors, please donate to the 伦理中心.

今年的伯克讲师是南希·图阿纳, a professor at Penn State University where she heads the Rock Ethics Institute. This nationally-recognized institute engages in interdisciplinary research on ethics and ethically-responsible policy making in areas as diverse as food ethics, 气候变化, 批判种族哲学, 道德素养. Tuana的讲座, 题为《365英国上市官网》,"will be about racial and economic injustices in the impact of 气候变化 and other environmental harms. 请加入我们，这将是一场精彩而及时的讲座. 伯克讲座定于3月5日晚7点至9点举行.m.在奥克兰中心宴会厅A举行.

Professor Fritz McDonald is offering a new class in the philosophical foundations of artificial intelligence and cognitive science. The course examines questions such as: Is the human mind a kind of computer? 如果是这样，它是什么样的计算机? 一个复杂的机器人能思考、感觉或有意识吗? 检查这些问题所涉及的主题包括认知, 感知, 语言加工与伦理.

Maggie Schneider, a senior philosophy major and member of our ethics bowl team, is quite a superstar. 她的论文, “香蕉, 信仰, 和存在," has been accepted for a poster presentation at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics conference in Atlanta, 二月份的总干事. 她的论文质疑一个特定版本的不可知论, 确定Agnostheism, 是一个合理的立场. 她认为，这种立场不仅是空洞的, 正如理查德·道金斯所说, but also that it is incoherent because its originating premise is ultimately untenable.

除了是一名明星学生，施耐德还是一名明星运动员. 作为我们越野队的一员, she overcame a hip injury to win three individual championships in a row for our Horizon League. In addition, she participated in the NCAA Division One national championships. Schneider spoke of this experience as one that showed her what "hard work and dedication mean in a physical sense, 积极的心态在耐力跑中的力量."

Schneider drew on her many talents in her role as high-school philosophy camp coordinator this past summer. 这次机会加强了她从事教学事业的愿望. 她的长期目标是教授哲学或神学.

If you would like to help Schneider attend the conference to present her paper, please visit OU's 哲学系.