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Jovy Chan Earns 2025 David Savan Dissertation Prize

Monday October 20, 2025

We are delighted to announce that Jovy Chan has been selected as the winner of the 2025 David Savan Dissertation Prize for her thesis titled “Managing the Human Herd in a Digital World,” … Read More

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Recent PhDs

The Department of Philosophy congratulates its three most recent PhDs: In September, John R. Miller successfully defended his dissertation titled “Wahkootowin Ethics: A Métis Approach to the Ethics of Kinship,” supervised by Andrew Franklin-Hall. … Read More

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