UAlbany Minorities and Philosophy - MAP

04/16/2019

Great turnout for our latest roundtable! Thanks to all who organized and turned out, especially out going MAP eboard!

04/05/2019

Upcoming UAlbany MAP Roundtable: What do you do with a Philosophy Degree? We'll be inviting philosophy graduates from past years back to campus to talk about experiences that range from becoming an imam to working as a corporate lawyer! HU 354 at 7pm.
And yes, there will be pizza!

12/01/2017

11/22/2017

On Nov 30 UAlbany MAP will be hosting a roundtable on the topic "What do you do with a philosophy degree?" We've invited philosophy alumni working in education, law, business, medicine and bioethics. There will be a hot chocolate bar!

10/31/2017

Interesting talk MAP event coming up at the New School: "Social Identity, Intersectionality, and Epistemic Privilege".

10/11/2017

UAlbany MAP chapter President Johnathan Drayton led a MAP Roundtable on "Patriotism, Principles, and Protest" last night. The discussion produced bright ideas, powerful arguments, and passion.

04/26/2016

Please join Minorities and Philosophy's upcoming panel discussion titled “What can I do with a Philosophy degree?” The event will take place in Humanities 354 from 3-5 PM. Food and refreshments will be served! ALL majors are welcome, it will be a great opportunity to network!

Our panel will consist of:

*Elizabeth Gray*
Elizabeth Gray is the Assistant Dean of College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
She has been involved in a variety of start-up projects within education since graduating from the University at Albany with a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy in 2008 and a Master’s degree in Philosophy in 2014. In 2010 she founded the Wishi Project, an effort to establish a primary school and provide improved educational opportunities for the children of the indigenous and remote Wishi community in Ecuador. Elizabeth has been recognized as a feature Alumna in the Thirty Under 30 issue of the UAlbany Magazine. The Albany Times-Union recognized her as an outstanding Capital Region Alum. In 2008 she received a SUNY Chancellor’s Award and a University at Albany Distinguished Scholar Leader Award.


*Ray Brescia*
Ray Brescia is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Government Law Center at Albany Law School. He received his B.A. from Fordham University in Political Philosophy in 1989 and his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1992. After graduating from law school, he worked at the Legal Aid Society of New York, New Haven Legal Assistance, and the Urban Justice Center, and served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Constance Baker Motley, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. He joined the faculty at Albany Law School in July 2007. He is published widely in law reviews, posts regularly on the Huffington Post, and his new co-edited book was just released by Routledge, How Cities Will Save the World: Urban Innovation in the Face of Population Flows, Climate Change and Economy Inequality.

*Cameron Waldman*
Cameron Waldman is a first-year medical student at Albany Medical College. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University at Albany's Honors College in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a minor in bioethics. Prior to entering medical school, Cameron was an ethics research assistant at the Hastings Center, a D.C.-based research institution dedicated to bioethics and the public interest.

*James Walker*
James Walker is Director of Grants and Fundraising at the Asteroidea Health Alliance. James received his PhD in philosophy from UAlbany in 2004. His research interest include ethical issues of war and non-violent means of achieving peace, particularly in East and Central Africa. James became a registered nurse in 2013 and works as an RN on a medical cardiology unit at St. Peter’s Hospital.

Hope to see you there!

Sydelle Alvarez, President
Minorities and Philosophy
SUNY Albany Chapter

02/25/2016

Minorites and Philosophy would like to thank all those who joined our discussion on Racialized Sexual Preference last night!

02/22/2016

Join Minorities and Philosophy this Wednesday as we discuss Racialized Sexual Preference

•Are racial fetishes acceptable?
•Should being referred to as 'exotic' be seen as a compliment or offensive?
•How should we view dating preferences when based on race?
•Does moralizing on a person's sexual desire infringe on his/her sexual autonomy?

These are just some of the topics we will touch on, I hope you can join us for this interesting discussion! Any questions, please contact me.

Sydelle Alvarez, President
Minorities and Philosophy, SUNY Albany Chapter

11/20/2015

"The Quiet Racism of Instagram"

Join MAP today at 4pm in HU 290 as we discuss potential underlying racism in the use of Instagram filters, the 'white washing' of photography, as well as the standards of beauty in society. (Refreshments will be served)

10/07/2015

Please join us this Friday for our first social of the semester!

03/29/2015

Thank you to everyone who supported M.A.P. and came to our first Symposium! We appreciate you and trust that you enjoyed yourselves. A special thank you to our guest speaker Professor Michael Brownstein! It was a pleasure to have you at UAlbany and we invite you to come back and visit us again.
Thank you all!

-Adefolaji Fasanya, UAlbany M.A.P. President