comparative philosophy
Randolph students to debate ethics and artificial intelligence during annual VFIC Ethics Bowl

Jordyn Shumpert ’25, Elizabeth Bailey ’25, Ranay Bingham ’25, and Brandon Castro-Pruett ’27 will debate case studies. ... READ MORE >>
Moscarítolo Palacio, Mortensen receive Interfaith America Curriculum Development Grant

The grant program is designed to recognize campus leaders who are reimagining higher education by fostering pluralism in their classrooms.... READ MORE >>
Randolph hosting Quillian International Symposium on Sri Lanka

Curated by Quillian Visiting International Scholar Sudesh Mantillake, the event will explore the intersection of dance, performance, film, geography, philosophy, anthropology, architecture, religion, music, literature, rhetoric, decoloniality, and migration. ... READ MORE >>
Comparative philosophy department hosts World Philosophy Day event

Faculty members Alessandro Moscaritolo Palacio and Sudesh Mantillake spoke during the event. ... READ MORE >>
Jordyn Shumpert ’25 attends philosophy workshop at the University of Michigan

COMPASS at Michigan is designed to support underrepresented students who are considering graduate studies in philosophy.... READ MORE >>
New faculty Q&A: Sudesh Mantillake

Mantillake, Randolph College’s Quillian Visiting International Scholar, had a truly global education. ... READ MORE >>
New faculty Q&A: Alessandro Moscaritolo Palacio

He joined Randolph this fall as an assistant professor of comparative philosophy,... READ MORE >>
Quianday Worthington ’25 studying behavioral ecology as part of NSF-funded research experience

Worthington is conducting research at the University of Virginia’s Mountain Lake Biological Station this summer. ... READ MORE >>
Bessenger attends conference in Sri Lanka

Movement Rhizome: International Conference on Dance Studies was held in February at the University of Peradeniya. ... READ MORE >>
Retiring professor David Schwartz reflects on nearly three decades at the College

“Philosophy should not be something that only experts practice. Everyone should think about and have their own answers to the classic philosophical questions and problems. My job in the classroom was to provide the framework whereby students could explore important questions on their own.”... READ MORE >>