For more information on these prizes, including details on criteria and eligibility, visit the APA AI2050 Prizes page.

To nominate work for this prize, fill out the APA AI2050 Prizes nominations form.

We look forward to receiving your nominations by Thursday, July 23, 2026.

2027 John Dewey Lectures:

• Eastern: Eva Kittay (Stony Brook University)
• Central: Elliott Sober (University of Wisconsin–Madison)

2026–2027 Edinburgh Fellowship: Cressida Heyes (University of Alberta)

2026 Oxford University Press Teaching with Technology Prize: William Penn (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) and Eli Shupe (The University of Texas at Arlington)

• Honorable Mention: Patrick Anderson (Central State University)
• Honorable Mention: Yuna Won (Hunter College, CUNY)

2027 Nicholas Rescher Prize Lecture: Kit Fine (New York University)

2027 Patrick Romanell Lecture: Jenann Ismael (Johns Hopkins University)

2027 Sanders Lecture: Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)

2027 Sosa Prize Lecture: Hilary Kornblith (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Here are just a few of the things donor support has allowed the APA to do over the last year:

• Award more than 20 prizes for philosophical achievements
• Provide grants for more than 20 philosophy-related projects
• Fund dozens of student stipends and financial assistance grants for divisional meetings
• Support departments threatened with cuts
• Join with partner organizations to advocate for the humanities and higher education

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us continue this work into the next academic year and beyond. Whether you support the general fund or direct your gift to one of our topical funds, your generosity is an investment in the future of philosophy.

Make a gift of $125 or more in honor of the APA’s 125th anniversary and receive a commemorative metal bookmark.

Once again, thank you for being part of the APA community!

With gratitude,

Amy Ferrer
Executive Director

The statement reads, in part,

For more than 80 years, federal research funds have been vital to accelerating advancements that have changed the world, from the Salk polio vaccine in the 1950s, to leaps in computer technology in the 1960s, the transformation of HIV from a fatal diagnosis into a manageable chronic condition in the 1990s, and the groundbreaking Human Genome Project in the early- and mid-2000s – to name just a few.

In every instance, peer review has been a cornerstone of the research, ensuring quality control through independent analysis. The new rules place peer review below political ideology in making funding decisions and gives politicians the power to cut projects regardless of their merit.

The proposed restrictions on international exchange via support for H1B visa researchers, including those from China, send a direct message to our research communities that the development of new scientific knowledge is not a priority of this administration. These students, teachers, scientists, and researchers are vital to US colleges and universities. When they stop coming to the United States, our ability to move quickly in the face of crisis will be diminished and our leadership in science, technology, and public health will be severely weakened.

Read the full statement.

Thanks to generous donations from members like you, the APA has been able to establish and maintain the APA Meeting Assistance Fund, which provides travel support grants for those facing financial hardship, especially graduate students and contingent faculty.

Dozens of graduate students and contingent faculty members have benefited from the APA Meeting Assistance Fund since it was created in 2021, and we want to continue offering this resource for years to come. However, the APA Meeting Assistance Fund is currently at risk of running out of funding without additional support.

Please support the APA Meeting Assistance Fund.

Your contribution to the APA Meeting Assistance Fund provides tangible support for a colleague who might otherwise miss out on the opportunities APA meetings offer. Every contribution—no matter the size—truly makes a difference. And if you’re able to donate $125 or more in recognition of the APA’s 125th anniversary, you’ll receive a commemorative metal bookmark.

Thank you for helping to ensure that all philosophers have equal access to the scholarship and community that APA meetings provide.

With gratitude,

Amy Ferrer
Executive Director

These milestones are a direct result of the support of APA members. Without members like you who participate in APA meetings, vote in APA elections, serve in APA leadership, and donate to APA initiatives, there would be no APA.

Each and every contribution, no matter how small, helps support important APA programs:

• Prizes and grants that recognize philosophical achievements
• Meeting and travel assistance funds that help offset the costs of participation in APA meetings
• Inclusiveness initiatives that support underrepresented groups in philosophy
• Advocacy for philosophers and departments facing lack of institutional support
• Member services to assist individual philosophers
• Publications that promote and disseminate philosophical work

At this critical moment, these initiatives matter more than ever. Will you consider making a donation so that we can carry this crucial work forward?

Every contribution makes a real difference. And if you’re able to donate $125 or more in recognition of the APA’s 125th anniversary, you’ll receive a commemorative metal bookmark. We particularly appreciate contributions to our general fund, which can be directed wherever the need is greatest.

Thank you for being a part of the APA community!

With gratitude,

Amy Ferrer
Executive Director

More:

• Virginia Held's APA Eastern Division Presidential Address, “Moral Subjects: The Natural and the Normative” (2001)
• Virginia Held’s APA Eastern Division Dewey Lecture, “Philosophy, Feminism, and Care” (2018) — audio recording also available

APA Committee Sessions

The Eastern Division is transitioning to a one-step process for requesting committee sessions. To request a committee session at the 2027 Eastern Division meeting, you must submit all session information using the online form by July 31.

The form will ask you to provide a session title, participant information (including contact details), and agree to APA policies. If you are signed into a Google account, you will be able to save your progress and return later to complete the form. Your request is not complete until you hit the Submit button at the end of the form, at which time you will receive a copy of your submission by email. Please note: only committee chairs are authorized to request sessions on behalf of the committee.

Request a COMMITTEE session at the 2027 Eastern Division meeting.

Please note that all participants in committee sessions are required to register for the meeting. A reduced rate will be available for those who register during the early bird registration period. Discounts are also available for APA members (including student members).

Affiliated Group Sessions

The Eastern Division is transitioning to a one-step process for requesting group sessions. To request a group session at the 2027 Eastern Division meeting, you must submit all session information using the online form by July 31.

The form will ask you to provide a session title, participant information (including contact details), and agree to affiliated group session policies. If you are signed into a Google account, you will be able to save your progress and return later to complete the form. Your request is not complete until you hit the Submit button at the end of the form, at which time you will receive a copy of your submission by email.

Request an AFFILIATED GROUP session at the 2027 Eastern Division meeting.

Please note that all participants in affiliated group sessions are required to register for the meeting. A reduced rate will be available for those who register during the early bird registration period. Discounts are also available for APA members (including student members).

The full meeting program will be published on the APA website in fall 2026.

For questions, contact Central Division Secretary-Treasurer Ariela Tubert at arielatubert@apaonline.org.

All newly elected members will begin their terms on July 1 and (with the exception of nominating committee members, whose terms vary by division) will serve three-year terms ending June 30, 2029, unless otherwise noted. Divisional vice presidents serve a one-year term as vice president, followed by a one-year term as president, and finally a one-year term as past president.

Congratulations to the winners, and many thanks to all the candidates who stood for election.

Board of Officers

Member-at-Large

Jennifer Saul (University of Waterloo)

Central Division

Vice President

A. W. Eaton (University of Illinois Chicago)

Executive Committee Member-at-Large

Gary Ebbs (Indiana University Bloomington)

Nominating Committee Members

Teresa Bruno-Niño (Rice University)
Thimo Heisenberg (Rice University)
Desiree Valentine (Marquette University)
Jada Wiggleton-Little (The Ohio State University)

Eastern Division

Vice President

Elisabeth Camp (Rutgers University–New Brunswick)

Executive Committee Member-at-Large

Dilip Ninan (Tufts University)
Christie Hartley (Georgia State University)

Nominating Committee Members

Lynne Tirrell (University of Connecticut)
Hanna Pickard (Johns Hopkins University)

Pacific Division

Vice President

Dana Nelkin (University of California, San Diego)

Executive Committee Member-at-Large

Ellie Anderson (Pomona College)

Divisional Representative

Ryan Preston-Roedder (Occidental College)

Graduate Student Council

Maddox Larson (Northwestern University), 2026–2029
Myraeka d’Leeuwen (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), 2026–2029

This prize, which has been jointly sponsored by the American Philosophical Association (APA) and the Philosophy Documentation Center (PDC) since 1999, recognizes philosophy departments, research centers, institutes, societies, publishers, and other organizations for creating programs that risk undertaking new initiatives in philosophy and do so with excellence and success, and it publicizes the success of these programs so they may inspire and influence others to follow their lead.

Any APA member may nominate a program, and the nomination must include at least 3 letters or statements of support from individuals familiar with the program who can speak to its satisfaction of the key criteria of excellence and innovation.

For more details about this prize—including the benefit to the winner, a list of previous winners, and the nomination form—please visit the APA’s Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs page. For questions, contact prizes@apaonline.org.

We look forward to receiving your nominations by June 30, 2026.

APA Committee Sessions

The Central Division has transitioned to a one-step process for requesting committee sessions. To request a committee session at the 2027 Central Division meeting, you must submit all session information using the online form by September 15.

The form will ask you to provide a session title, participant information (including contact details), and agree to APA policies. If you are signed into a Google account, you will be able to save your progress and return later to complete the form. Your request is not complete until you hit the Submit button at the end of the form, at which time you will receive a copy of your submission by email. Please note: only committee chairs are authorized to request sessions on behalf of the committee.

Request a COMMITTEE session at the 2027 Central Division meeting.

Please note that all participants in committee sessions are required to register for the meeting. A reduced rate will be available for those who register during the early bird registration period. Discounts are also available for APA members (including student members).

Affiliated Group Sessions

The Central Division has transitioned to a one-step process for requesting group sessions. To request a group session at the 2027 Central Division meeting, you must submit all session information using the online form by September 15.

The form will ask you to provide a session title, participant information (including contact details), and agree to affiliated group session policies. If you are signed into a Google account, you will be able to save your progress and return later to complete the form. Your request is not complete until you hit the Submit button at the end of the form, at which time you will receive a copy of your submission by email.

Request an AFFILIATED GROUP session at the 2027 Central Division meeting.

Please note that all participants in affiliated group sessions are required to register for the meeting. A reduced rate will be available for those who register during the early bird registration period. Discounts are also available for APA members (including student members).

The full meeting program will be published on the APA website in December 2026.

For questions, contact Central Division Secretary-Treasurer Ariela Tubert at arielatubert@apaonline.org.

Any APA member may be nominated for the prize; self-nominations are welcome. For more information on these prizes, including details on criteria and eligibility, visit the APA AI2050 Prizes page.

To nominate work for this prize, fill out the APA AI2050 Prizes nominations form.

We look forward to receiving your nominations by June 23, 2026.

To vote, select the ballot associated with your division from the list below. You must be signed in to the APA website to access the ballot links below, and you will only be able to access the page containing the ballot associated with your division.

Central Division ballot

Eastern Division ballot

Pacific Division ballot

Eastern Division Elections

This year, the Eastern Division will elect a vice president, a divisional representative to the APA board of officers, a member-at-large of the executive committee, and a member of the nominating committee. Members are encouraged to review the candidate information prior to voting.

Central Division Elections

This year, the Central Division will elect a vice president, a member-at-large of the executive committee, and a member of the nominating committee. Members are encouraged to review the candidate information prior to voting.

Pacific Division Elections

The Pacific Division elections were conducted during the business meeting held at the recent Pacific Division meeting. Members of the Pacific Division are encouraged to vote in the board member-at-large election using the ballot link.

Member-at-Large of the APA Board of Officers

Following an open nomination process and deliberations by the nominating committee, three candidates now stand for election for the position of member-at-large of the APA’s board of officers. The person elected will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2026.

The candidates for election were given the opportunity to submit candidate statements, photos, and other ballot information. Members are encouraged to review the candidate information prior to voting.

Voting Process

Only full (regular, emeritus, and graduate student) members of the association affiliated with one of the three divisions are eligible to vote in the divisional elections. You must be signed in to the APA website to access the ballot links below.

To vote, select the ballot associated with your division from the list below. You will only be able to access the page containing the ballot associated with your division.

Central Division ballot

Eastern Division ballot

Pacific Division ballot

Voting will remain open through Wednesday, May 20. If you are a voting-eligible member and are unable to access the ballot links above, please contact membership@apaonline.org for assistance.

APA Studies contains a wide variety of scholarly material, discussion on relevant and timely topics, book reviews, and much more. We encourage you to check them out and share them with your colleagues and students.

If you are interested in contributing to a future issue, please contact the appropriate editor(s).

APA Studies, Spring 2026 (Volume 25, Number 2)

APA Studies on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges

From the Editor, Sahar Joakim Resch

Article

“Integrating Philosophy into an Undergraduate Research Methods Course,” Shannon Proctor

Call for Papers

APA Studies on Asian and Asian American Philosophers and Philosophies

From the Editors, Daniel P. Corrigan and Bradford Cokelet

“The Many Faces of Cosmopolitanism,” A. Minh Nguyen and Yarran Hominh

Articles

“Han Feizi, Digital Surveillance, and Privacy,” Nalei Chen

“Confucian Ambivalence About a Right to Privacy,” Daniel P. Corrigan

“Confucian Virtues and Intimacy: Reassessing the Value of Privacy,” Benedict S. B. Chan

Interviews

Interview with Guoxiang Peng (彭國翔)

Interview with Amy Olberding

Interview with David Wong

Interview Owen Flanagan

Submission Guidelines and Information

APA Studies on Hispanic/Latino Issues in Philosophy

From the Editor, Lori Gallegos

Call for Submissions

Articles

“2025 APA Essay Prize in Latin American Thought: Living Uneconomically: The Aesthetics of Antonio Caso,” Juan Carlos González

“2025 APA Essay Prize in Latin American Thought Honorable Mention: We Walk Through Fire: The Deformation of Moral Development in Narcocultura,” Ana Gabriela Sánchez

In Memoriam: Eduardo Mendieta

“Disciplinary Citizenship and the Mendieta Method,” Manuel Vargas

“Eduardo Mendieta,” Linda Martín Alcoff

“Primus Inter Pares: Memories of Eduardo Mendieta,” Carlos Alberto Sánchez

Author Biographies

APA Studies on Philosophy and the Black Experience

From the Editors, Björn Freter and Anthony Neal

Submission Guidelines and Information

Articles

“Freedom Gazing: Anthony Neal on the Modern African American Freedom Struggle,” Björn Freter

“Teodros Kiros, Philosophizing Towards Unity: Some Introductory Remarks on His Works,” Björn Freter

“Reflection on Consciousness in Kemet and in Modern Science,” Teodros Kiros

“The Primacy of Mind: Ancient Kemetian Ontology and the Modern Hard Problem of Consciousness,” Teodros Kiros

“Zera Yacob and the Rationality of the Human Heart,” Teodros Kiros

Book Review

“Courage and Love. A Review of George Yancy: A Critical Introduction,” Reviewed by Teodros Kiros

Interview

“The Challenge of Ethiopian Rationality for African Philosophy: A Conversation with Ethiopian Philosopher Teodros Kiros,” Björn Freter

APA Studies on Teaching Philosophy

Letter from the Editors, Tziporah Kasachkoff and Eugene Kelly

Submission Guidelines

Articles

“Reflections on Teaching Philosophy at the Introductory Level,” Mark Glouberman

“Comparing Philosophical Counseling with Teaching Philosophy,” Rick Repetti

Only APA members may submit papers for the meeting, so if your membership is not current, renew today! The deadline to submit a paper is 5 p.m. Central Time on Monday, June 1.

Submissions are accepted only through the APA’s submission website. For those who are not familiar with the submission system, we have created a short video that covers the submission process. Before submitting, please read through the paper submission guidelines. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines will not be reviewed.

Papers are refereed in the summer and authors are informed in August whether their papers have been accepted. The full program will be published online in December 2026.

We thank all those who participated in this year’s meeting and look forward to another excellent conference next year.

Papers in any area of philosophy, including teaching philosophy, are welcome. Submit your paper today!

The statement reads, in part,

Historians understand that the history of sexual orientation and gender identity is inseparable from the broader human past; efforts to exclude it fundamentally distort the historical record,” the statement reads. “Students deserve to learn full and accurate histories of the United States and the world, and for university students at every level these histories necessarily include histories of gender and sexuality, and of LGBTQ+ people. Simple respect for the past in all its complex humanity demands that we give attention to these experiences.

Read the full statement.

The statement reads, in part:

The American Philosophical Association and the undersigned organizations are deeply concerned about the violations of professional rights and academic freedom that are occurring across the State of Texas since the passing of the Texas Senate Bill 37. That bill diminished faculty autonomy by giving state-level boards—rather than faculty and university administrators—authority over institutional operations and governance, including the content of course syllabi. In a well-functioning university, responsibility for the content of course instruction should rest with subject matter experts in the faculty. Recent moves at Texas universities to prohibit faculty from including particular course units in their syllabi and even cancel courses and programs based on politically motivated concerns about their content, as well as institution-wide pressure on faculty to alter their courses to preempt such interventions, are serious violations of academic freedom. Additionally, a philosophy professor was recently fired from Texas State University for expressing constitutionally protected speech in a context separate from the university, raising further concerns about the professional rights of faculty in Texas.

Read the full statement.

To vote, select the ballot associated with your division from the list below. You must be signed in to the APA website to access the ballot links below, and you will only be able to access the page containing the ballot associated with your division.

Central Division ballot

Eastern Division ballot

Pacific Division ballot

Eastern Division Elections

This year, the Eastern Division will elect a vice president, a divisional representative to the APA board of officers, a member-at-large of the executive committee, and a member of the nominating committee. Members are encouraged to review the candidate information prior to voting.

Central Division Elections

This year, the Central Division will elect a vice president, a member-at-large of the executive committee, and a member of the nominating committee. Members are encouraged to review the candidate information prior to voting.

Pacific Division Elections

The Pacific Division elections were conducted during the business meeting held at the recent Pacific Division meeting. Members of the Pacific Division are encouraged to vote in the board member-at-large election using the ballot link.

Member-at-Large of the APA Board of Officers

Following an open nomination process and deliberations by the nominating committee, three candidates now stand for election for the position of member-at-large of the APA’s board of officers. The person elected will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2026.

The candidates for election were given the opportunity to submit candidate statements, photos, and other ballot information. Members are encouraged to review the candidate information prior to voting.

Voting Process

Only full (regular, emeritus, and graduate student) members of the association affiliated with one of the three divisions are eligible to vote in the divisional elections. You must be signed in to the APA website to access the ballot links below.

To vote, select the ballot associated with your division from the list below. You will only be able to access the page containing the ballot associated with your division.

Central Division ballot

Eastern Division ballot

Pacific Division ballot

Voting will remain open through Wednesday, May 20. If you are a voting-eligible member and are unable to access the ballot links above, please contact membership@apaonline.org for assistance.

This prize, funded by the Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, recognizes the scholarly work of adjunct professors. Up to two prizes in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded for articles published in 2025. Only peer-reviewed journal articles are eligible for this prize. The nomination deadline is April 30, 2026.

APA members who have no permanent academic affiliation are eligible to be nominated in this competition for one of the two best published journal articles in philosophy by an adjunct professor. Articles must be nominated by two APA members other than the author.

Eligibility is restricted to those who hold limited-term research or teaching positions at an institution of higher education at the time of nomination. The author must hold a PhD in philosophy or its equivalent at the time of nomination and must be a current member of the APA. Post-docs are eligible; current graduate students and professors emeriti are not eligible. Previous winners of this prize are not eligible.

To submit a nomination, fill out the nomination form.

For questions, contact prizes@apaonline.org.

We look forward to receiving your nominations by April 30!

Take the meeting evaluation survey now.

We also welcome feedback on the online meeting format at virtualmeetings@apaonline.org.

Thanks for your feedback! We look forward to seeing you at future meetings.

The prize winner will receive a $1,000 award upon delivering the prize lecture. If travel funding presents a financial hardship to the selected winner, and if funds in the Prize endowment are, in the APA’s sole discretion, sufficient to do so, up to $1,000 in travel funding may be provided.

The nomination deadline is April 20, 2026.

Any APA member may nominate any other APA member for the Nicholas Rescher Prize; self-nominations are not permitted. Nominations must include a brief statement of support from the nominator. To submit a nomination, fill out the Nicholas Rescher Prize Nomination Form. For questions, contact prizes@apaonline.org.

We look forward to receiving your nominations.

Learn more about our donor funds and how to apply.

See past projects funded by APA grants. For questions, contact grants@apaonline.org.

Please note: It is APA policy that a given project can only be submitted to one APA funding stream at a time.

For more information on this prize, including details on criteria, eligibility, and submission requirements, visit the Essay Prize in Latin American Thought page.

To submit your essay for the prize, fill out the Essay Prize in Latin American Thought submission form.

We look forward to receiving your submissions by April 25!

This free online event was open to all those planning to attend the 2026 APA Pacific Division Meeting, which takes place entirely online on April 8–12. During the event, members of APA staff and leadership shared information about what to expect at the meeting, how to navigate the virtual conference platform, events to look out for, important reminders, and other key details. Panelists also took audience questions.

The panelists for the online event were as follows:

• Alex Sager, APA Pacific Division Secretary-Treasurer
• Amy Ferrer, APA Executive Director
• Melissa Smallbrook, APA Meeting Coordinator
• Michelle Crabb, APA IT and Operations Coordinator

If you have a suggestion for a topic for a future APA Live webinar, please submit this form.

The APA will honor up to five standout pieces that successfully blend philosophical argumentation with an op-ed writing style. Winning submissions will call public attention, either directly or indirectly, to the value of philosophical thinking. The pieces will be judged in terms of their success as examples of public philosophy, and should be accessible to the public, focused on important topics of public concern, and characterized by sound reasoning.

Both nominators and nominees must be APA members. Submissions must have been published in 2025 in an op-ed section of a periodical and should be no more than 2,000 words. Blog entries are also eligible. Only one entry per author or nominator is permitted. Self-nominations are welcome.

The nomination deadline for the Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest is April 15.

For more information and to submit a nomination, visit the Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest page. For questions, contact prizes@apaonline.org.

A subset of the APA committee on public philosophy will evaluate the submissions. Winning authors will be formally recognized and will receive a $100 award check during the annual prize reception at an APA divisional meeting in 2027.

We look forward to receiving your nominations!