The Graduate Colloquium is an interdisciplinary group of advanced graduate students from across the university whose work contains a substantial focus on ethics. It includes current recipients of the Kenan Dissertation Fellowship and Instructorship and graduate students selected from the combined pool for the two awards. Participants receive a $1,000 stipend for participation in the colloquium. The course is co-taught by two faculty members.

The colloquium meets eight to ten times during the academic year. At the meetings, participants have an opportunity to discuss their work in progress with other colloquium members, to sharpen the attention to ethical questions in their work, to identify and discuss issues across disciplines, and to be challenged by people and ideas outside of their own fields. Requirements include: attendance at every colloquium meeting, active participation in discussions, submission of required materials for discussion, and serving as a commentator.

How to Apply

Eligibility and application requirements are as follows:

Applications are not accepted for the Graduate Colloquium. Colloquium participants are selected from the current year’s combined pool of applicants for the Kenan Dissertation Fellowship and Instructorship awards.

Past Winners

Colloquium fellows to date, listed with their disciplines, are:

• 2009-10: Kirsten Clemens (English), William English (Political Science), Nora Hanagan (Political Science), Andres Luco (Philosophy), Jacob Remes (History), Aaron Thornburg (Cultural Anthropology), Whitney Welsh (Sociology)
• 2008-09: William English (Political Science), Christine Lee (Political Science), Anu Koshal (Literature), Alexi Franzese (Psychology and Neurosciences), and Sanem Soyarslan (Philosophy)
• 2007-08: Allison Dushane (English), Hagop Sarkissian (Philosophy), Jennifer Woodruff (Music), Amy Mariaskin (Psychology and Neuroscience), and Teresa Shewry (Literature)
• 2006-07: Melinda DiStefano (English), Erin Post (Literature), Kylie Prymus (Philosophy)
• 2005-06: Kathryn Blanchard (Religion), Alexis Franzese (Sociology), Morela Hernandez (Fuqua: Management), Eden Osucha (English), Kyle Van Houtan (Nicholas School of the Environment: Ecology), Owen Yeates (Political Science)
• 2004-05: Michael Ennis (Literature), Alex Feerst (English), Cara Hersh (English), Marion Hourdequin (Philosophy), Alisa Kessel (Political Science), Dennis Rasmussen (Political Science), Daniel Wilk (History), Caroline Yezer (Cultural Anthropology)
• 2003-04: Katey Castellano (English), Kate Crassons (English), Bill Curtis (Political Science), Alexander Sider (Religion), Tamler Sommers ( Philosophy), Daniel Wilk (History)
• 2002-03: Craig Borowiak (Political Science), Doug Casson (Political Science), Lisa Hazirjian (History), Avram Hiller (Philosophy), Andrew Terjesen (Philosophy), Anthony Marc Williams (Philosophy)
• 2001-02: Craig Borowiak (Political Science), Richard Collier (Cultural Anthropology), Lisa Hazirjian (History), Kent Lehnhof (English), Thomas Merrill (Political Science), Alejandro Posadas (Law), Tania Roy (Political Science), Andrew Terjesen (Philosophy), Laura Yordy (Religion)
• 2000-01: Troy Dostert (Political Science), Johnny Goldfinger (Political Science), Lisa Hazirjian (History), Kelly Johnson (Religion), Ed Nahmias (Philosophy), Lisa Peloquin (Sociology), Imke Risopp-Nickelson (Political Science), Brook Sadler (Philosophy)