COMPASS at Michigan 2022

October 20-22, 2022 at the University of Michigan

Paper discussion sessions

Sukaina Hirji, “Oppressive Double Binds” (2021) (facilitated by Valerie Trudel and Yuan Fang)
Maruśič, “Do reasons expire? An essay on grief” (2018) (facilitated by Gabrielle Kerbel and Marley Hornewer)
Jennifer Kling & Megan Mitchell, “Bottles and Bricks: Rethinking the Prohibition against Violent Political Protest” (2019) (facilitated by Lindy Oritz and Joshua Harrington)

Panels

Faculty panel on applying to graduate school (Anna Edmonds and Janum Sethi)
Graduate student panel on being a philosophy graduate student (Gillian Gray, Rebecca Harrison, Lindy Ortiz, Julian Rome, and Gabrielle Kerbel)

Flash Talks (graduate student research presentations)

Joshua Petersen, “How Race Makes Place, or why markets can’t solve displacement under inequality”
Ariana Peruzzi, "When We Decide: Voluntariness, Plural Agency, and Migrant Choice"
Julian Rome, "Degrees of Dys/Utopia in Plato's Republic and Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale"

See the full schedule here.

What the participants are saying....

I had such an amazing experience at COMPASS@Michigan and I'm really grateful to have participated. It was so relaxed and created a comfortable environment to ask questions and just discuss philosophy. The graduate students and organizers were so nice and helpful. I would recommend this experience to any eligible person out there.

I have a clearer idea of what opportunities there are and how to get a feel for the department(s) (ie engage with faculty to know what programs have people doing research in what I want, engaging with grad students about their experience, etc). I also feel more aware of the admissions process and what they look for.

The faculty panel and grad student panel answered a lot of my questions about applications, and the organizers shared a lot of their insights on applications. Finally, the big post-program email contains so much helpful content. I definitely feel more prepared than before.

This experience is amazing. I love the people, the climate, the discussion, the hotel, the food, the campus, and everything. I would definitely recommend this program to any student of minority who are interested in pursue philosophy graduate study.