Placement

The Department of Philosophy has an excellent record of placing its students in major colleges and universities.  The entire faculty is committed to the successful placement of every student in the program.  This is facilitated by the Graduate Placement Officer, who organizes placement workshops, arranges for mock interviews and works closely with students to put together a compelling CV and dossier.

It is important that students recognize that successful placement is a matter of professional development throughout the course of graduate education, and not just at its end.  The department’s interest in its alumni does not cease when they have found their first position; it endeavors to stay in touch with them and is prepared to offer further assistance in the advancement of their careers.

For current PSU students on the job market, see our Graduate Placement: Best Practices page.

Recent Placements

Penn State Graduates over the past ten years currently hold tenured or tenure track positions at the following institutions (in alphabetical order):

Adelphia University Maine at Orono, University of
Alabama-Huntsville, University of McGill Universtity
Augustana University Newberry College
Baldwin-Wallace Nicolet College
Bennington Northern Arizona University
Bilkent University Oklahoma, University of
Bishop's University Pennsylvania, University of
Bucknell University Pisa, Universita di
California at Santa Barbara, University of Portland, University of
Cedarville Providence College
Christian Brothers University Rhodes College (2)
Colorado at Denver, University of Ryerson University
Creighton University Sacred Heart University
CUNY-Brooklyn College Skidmore College
Denver, University of Southerwestern University
DePaul University (s) St. Francis College
Drexel University St. John's University
Eckerd College Suffolk University
Elmhurst College Texas Pan-American, University of
Fairfield University Toledo, University of (2)
Georgia Southern University Washington and Jefferson College
Hawaii at Manoa, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, University of
Kentucky, University of  
Lancaster University  
Lock Haven University  
   
   
   

 

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