Notables


Michael Ashcraft, professor of philosophy and religion, has accepted the position of section editor of “New Religions” in the online journal “Religion Compass.” He will be responsible for commissioning three to five essays per year that survey various issues in the field of new religions.

Daniel Mandell, professor of history,
has been elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society, the research library in Massachusetts founded over 200 years old that holds the largest collection of materials printed in North America through 1876. Members are elected by their colleagues in recognition of scholarship, for support of cultural institutions or for distinction as community or national leaders in humanistic affairs.

Stephen Pollard, professor of philosophy, recently had an article published in the prestigious collection “The Best Writing on Mathematics: 2014.” His article, “Mathematics and the Good Life,” was originally published in “Philosophia Mathematica.”


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