SCS News
In Memoriam: Rolly J. PhillipsPosted in In Memoriam. Rolly J.Phillips died unexpectedly 15 November 2015 in Salt Lake City, UT. She studied Classics at Bryn Mawr College, from which she graduated summa cum laude in 1965. A Fulbright Scholar in Classics at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, England, from 1965 to 1967, she received her Ph.D. in Classics from Harvard University in 1971. Rolly then had a long career teaching Latin and Greek. She held positions at Yale University, at Barnard College, and, from 1981 to 2009, at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City. She is survived by two sisters and three brothers. |
Publication of Presidential Panel TalksPosted in SCS Announcements. Kathleen Coleman reports: |
Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion FellowshipsPosted in Awards and Fellowships. The Council for European Studies (CES) invites eligible graduate students to apply for the 2016 Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowships. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon foundation, each fellowship includes a $25,000 stipend as well as assistance in securing reimbursements or waivers for up to $3500 in eligible health insurance and candidacy fees. |
Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship in European StudiesPosted in Awards and Fellowships. The Council for European Studies (CES) invites eligible graduate students to apply for its 2016 Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowships. Each fellowship includes a $4,000 stipend, travel support for attending and presenting at the International Conference of Europeanists, and the opportunity to publish in Perspectives on Europe, a semi-annual journal of the Council for European Studies. |
Jan Wojcik Memorial Prize for Graduate StudentsPosted in Awards and Fellowships. The Journal of the History of Philosophy is pleased to announce the Jan Wojcik Memorial Prize for graduate students in the history of philosophy. Made possible by the generosity of Jan’s children and their families, this annual award of up to $4000 is intended to further the research of a graduate student enrolled and resident in a North American Ph.D. program and working on a dissertation in the history of philosophy (all periods). The prize will be given to fund either: |
Kristeller-Popkin Travel FellowshipsPosted in Awards and Fellowships. Sponsored by the Journal of the History of Philosophy, these fellowships are in recognition of the scholarship and generous support that two of the founding members of the JHP Board of Directors have given to the journal: Paul Oskar Kristeller (one of the founding directors of JHP and renowned Renaissance scholar) and Richard Popkin (first editor of JHP and noted historian of skepticism). |
New NEH Grant Program for Doctoral EducationPosted in Awards and Fellowships. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has a new grant program designed to inspire innovative models of doctoral education in the humanities that incorporate broader career preparation for PhD candidates. |
Announcements of Seminars for San Francisco MeetingPosted in SCS Announcements. The Program Committee has approved three proposals to offer seminars at the 2016 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Click here to see full details of these sessions. Seminars are intended to provide an opportunity for extensive discussion of the papers to be presented. |
Dept. of Philosophy, University of São Paulo (Brazil)Posted in Awards and Fellowships. The Research Project on Theories of Causation and Human Agency in Ancient Greek Philosophy announces three (3) postdoctoral positions in the Philosophy Department, University of São Paulo, in the following areas: |
Council for European Studies (Columbia University)Posted in Awards and Fellowships. The Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowship is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and includes a $25,000 stipend, as well as assistance in securing reimbursements or waivers in eligible health insurance and candidacy fees. Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowships are intended to facilitate the timely completion of the doctoral degree by late-stage graduate students focusing on topics in European Studies in the humanities. |