2025 Summer Program Ancient Philosophy Fellowship

University of Minnesota Twin Cities, June 1–11, 2025.

Call for Applicants: Ancient Philosophy Fellowship (2 positions open)

The Center for Canon Expansion and Change (CCEC) at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities invites applications for the Fellowship in Ancient Philosophy. This program is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a groundbreaking initiative aimed at diversifying and expanding the philosophical canon. Over the next several years, the CCEC will expand its curriculum beyond the early modern period to include the ancient, medieval, and early analytic periods. In 2025, the focus will be on Ancient Philosophy!

DETAILS

CCEC’s Fellowship seeks to employ scholars who are passionate about philosophy and committed to creating teaching modules that reflect the richness and diversity of the ancient philosophical tradition. This initiative builds upon the Center’s success in reimagining the teaching of early modern philosophy to include voices historically marginalized in the discipline. The program aims to develop teaching resources that promote inclusive pedagogy and inspire students to see themselves as philosophers.
- Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
- Notification of Decision: April 30, 2025
- Program Start Date: June 1, 2025
- Applicants must be career scholars in philosophy. Preference will be given to early career ancient scholars, and open to recent PhD graduates, adjuncts, assistant/associate professor, and/or contingent faculty.
- Strong expertise in Ancient Philosophy is required.
- A demonstrated commitment to inclusive pedagogy and/or interest in expanding the philosophical canon is required.
- Collaborate with the CCEC team to develop comprehensive 6 to 9 teaching modules on ancient philosophy.
- Create resources for classroom use, including syllabi, lectures, and assignments that highlight underrepresented figures and perspectives.
- Participate in the CCEC Summer Program at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (June 2-7, 2025)
- Take part in a post-summer program retreat (~3 days, June 9-11, 2025) to begin developing the plan for an Ancient version of the CCEC Summer Program
Selected scholars will receive a competitive stipend of $10,000 for their contributions to the program (2 positions are available)
For additional information or if you have any questions about the program, ccec@umn.edu or contact our RA Nada Mohamed (moha1725@umn.edu)
CCEC summer program is funded by a $500,000 grant: https://www.mellon.org/news/mellon-foundation-awards-14m-for-humanities-grounded-research
Application Requirements
- A current CV.
- A cover letter detailing your research in ancient philosophy and commitment to inclusive pedagogy.
- A writing sample or portfolio demonstrating expertise in the field.
- Contact information for two references.
All requirements should be submitted as one .pdf file.
- Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
- Notification of Decision: April 30, 2025
- Program Start Date: June 1, 2025
Application is closed

CCEC 2025 Ancient Fellows

Simon J Dutton

(Emory University)
Simon Dutton is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Emory University specializing in the history of Ancient Greek Philosophy (especially Plato). He reads Plato as a literary philosopher, attending to the use of narrative, imagery, and characterization in his interpretation of the texts. He has a lot of love for the erotic dialogues (and sex, gender, and sexuality in the ancient world), but finds himself writing almost constantly about Book I of the Republic.
Chelsea C. Harry

(Southern Connecticut State University)
Chelsea C. Harry is a Professor of Philosophy at Southern Connecticut State University and the founder of Philosophy in the Schools New Haven. She works on the philosophy of nature with specialties in ancient Greek philosophy, especially Aristotle, and late 18th-19th Century German thought, engaging historical texts to address contemporary problems like sustainability and climate change. Since 2018, she has been working to expand the philosophical canon, recovering and celebrating the perspectives of lost and marginalized voices.
Kris McLain

(Pennsylvania State University)
Kris McLain’s current work interweaves feminist methodology with the interpretation of texts by women philosophers from antiquity. Her book project considers the metaphor of Socratic midwifery as a formative and provocative model for collective knowledge creation when placed in conversation with reproductive justice theories. They also publish in teaching and learning scholarship. She will have a dual title PhD in Philosophy and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality studies in Summer 2025 and will be a teaching assistant professor at Marquette University starting in Fall 2025.