Alumnus Attains Master's Degree after 15-Year Hiatus
Nate Sawyer '90 recently completed a Master's Degree in philosophy at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. where he is full-time communications director. His final oral included a defense of the following papers: 1) The Story of Inequality: A Pragmatic Call for Urgency-Infused Theory; 2) Dewey's Philosophy of Education: A Hooded Defense; and 3) Kierkegaard's Debt to Hume. His committee members included John Wallace and Sarah Holtman (Co-advisors), Doug Lewis (Chair), Karen Seashore (Supporting Program, Educational Policy and Administration).
Philosophy Alumnus Serves in Middle Asia
Larry Tweed '97 is serving in the Peace Corps at the Center for American Studies in Osh, Kyrgystan. He maintains a Web blog http://www.kyrgyzstankid.blogspot.com/ filled with interesting photos, information, and news about the center's work.
Former Philosophy Major Wins Oxford
Prize for Dissertation
Sam Evans '02 was awarded the Dan Gouller Prize for the best dissertation in the Management Faculty at Oxford University, where he completed his MSc in Management Research. His dissertation, entitled "The governance of biotechnology at the World Trade Organization: a cultural theory framework" is published on-line at pondergmind.org.
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