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Successful defense of Yaren Duvarci

February 13, 2026
Yaren Duvarci

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the successful defense of the PhD Dissertation

by

Yaren Duvarci

on

Free Will & Physicalism

 

External examiner: Timothy O'Connor (Indiana University)

Internal examiner: Ferenc Huoranszki

Supervisor: Katalin Farkas

Chair: Michael Griffin 

Congratulations, Dr. Duvarci!

Our PhD students receive Award for Advanced Doctoral Students and Academic Achievement Award

February 11, 2026
Emily Williamson, Pelin Kasar, and Alan Avena Gonzalez

We are pleased to share the results of this year’s CEU Award for Advanced Doctoral Students and the CEU Academic Achievement Award for First-Year Doctoral Students. These awards celebrate excellence in doctoral research, coursework and academic achievement across our university. The Award for Advanced Doctoral Students recognizes significant progress in dissertation research and strong scholarly results. The Academic Achievement Award for First-Year Doctoral Students honors outstanding coursework and performance in the comprehensive exam.

Successful defense of Emanuele Tullio

January 20, 2026
Emanuele Tullio

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the successful defense of the PhD Dissertation

by 

Emanuele Tullio

on

The Disclosing Window

 

Supervisor: Ferenc Huoranszki

External examiner: Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers University)

Internal examiner: Asya Passinsky

Chair: Michael Griffin 

Congratulations, Dr. Tullio!

Successful defense of Denis Kazankov

January 19, 2026
Denis Kazankov

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the successful defense of the PhD Dissertation

by 

Denis Kazankov

on

On What Matters in Assessing Concepts

 

Supervisor: Asya Passinsky

External examiner: Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth College)

Internal examiner: Maria Kronfeldner

Chair: Michael Griffin