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Michael Bors Successfully Defends His Dissertation with Distinction
Congratulations to Michael Bors, who defended his doctoral dissertation with distinction on April 15th! His topic was "The Gradation Principle (of the Fourth Way) According to St. Thomas Aquinas" and his director was Nathaniel Taylor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America.Read More -
Founders Day “Leo Lecture” Honors the University’s History and Future
The first Leo Lecture highlighted The Catholic University of America’s lasting role in the American experiment. The April 8 event, held during Founders Day week, honored the legacy of Pope Leo XIII, who chartered the University 139 years ago, and also offered space to reflect on 250 years since the United States was formed.
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Margaret Stark-Schuhriemen Successfully Defends Her Doctoral Dissertation
Congratulations to Margaret Stark-Schuhriemen, who defended her doctoral dissertation on March 27th! Her topic was "The Role of Habitus in the Formation and Preservation of Knowledge in the Phenomenology of Edmund Husserl" and her director was Msgr. Robert Sokolowski, Ph.D, Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America.Read More -
Genevieve Buono Successfully Defends Her Doctoral Dissertation
Congratulations to Genevieve Buono, who defended her doctoral dissertation on March 19th! Her topic was "Edith Stein’s Contributions to Aesthetic Realism" and her director was Michele Averchi, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America.Read More -
Alumnus Dr. Matthew Walz Named President of Thomas More College
School of Philosophy alumnus Mathew Walz (PhD, 2003) has been named the fourth president of Thomas More College in Merrimack, NH.
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Dr. Marshall Bierson co-authors article "Rules, Rights, and Hedges"
Dr. Marshall Bierson's article, "Rules, Rights, and Hedges," co-authored with alumnus Dr. John Schwenkler (BA, 2003) of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was just published in the journal Ergo.
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New Chair, Age-Old Question: What Does the Text Actually Say?
On February 13, 2026, Professor Michael Gorman delivered his first lecture as the Fr. Kurt Pritzl, O.P. Chair of Philosophy to a full auditorium in Aquinas Hall.
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