Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

Little kids make better philosophers than most adults. That’s the surprising argument made by Scott Hershovitz, a professor of philosophy and law at the University of Michigan. And he worries that too ...

Agnes Callard doesn’t only study and teach philosophy—she lives it. Whether debating a friend over dinner, leading a late-night discussion in Hyde Park, or questioning her own beliefs in print, she ...

Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, professor of philosophy at Calvin, says this love took root during graduate school at Notre Dame. “I spent the first year of grad school wondering if I really liked ...

Peter Kreeft ’59 has been teaching philosophy at Boston College for more than 50 years and considers himself a matchmaker. “I love philosophy. It is the love of wisdom,” he said. “At Boston College, ...

A statement of teaching philosophy is your opportunity to discuss your motivation and preparation for a teaching career. In your own career as a student, what kinds of teachers motivated you? In your ...