UCA Philosophy and Religion

09/22/2026

Since 2012, the number of humanities majors has plunged as students chased degrees with what looked like guaranteed career payoffs. But the job market has changed.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisachambers/2026/09/21/move-over-stem-humanities-degrees-are-poised-for-a-comeback-thanks-to-ai/?utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ForbesMainFB
Illustration: Fernando Capeto for Forbes via ChatGPT

09/21/2026

Let's welcome Dr. Benjamin Rider (UCA) to campus this week! Dr. Rider will be featured at this week's afternoon discussion, "Is there a virtue in being imperfect?" Join us in Ellis Hall Wednesday at 4:10!

06/29/2026

06/19/2026

The World Cup has nothing on this world matchup!!

05/29/2026

We need humanities scholars to support thoughtful participation in democracy. To that end, the MLA Style Center has published the MLA Democracy Project, a collection of essays that addresses the interpretative skills required of participants in a democracy. Learn more: https://style.mla.org/the-mla-democracy-project/

05/18/2026

CAHSS celebrates Professor of UCA Philosophy and Religion, Dr. Jesse Butler, who has been selected to participate in the NEH Summer Institute, "Self-Knowledge for Humans and Artificial Systems," to be held on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, from June 14–26. The institute states, "Questions about the scope and limits of self-knowledge have been and continue to be the focus of intense philosophical debate. This two-week interdisciplinary institute aims to explore the problem of self-knowledge from its classical roots in philosophy and contemplative traditions to contemporary discussions of metacognitive A.I."

05/16/2026

04/30/2026

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Reed Hastings, cofounder, former CEO, and now chairman of the board at Netflix, studied AI and computer science back in the 1980s. Decades later, he thinks today’s AI revolution could bring back an emphasis on the humanities as a field of study.

04/27/2026

04/15/2026

We need philosophers because they teach us how to think deeply and clearly about the most fundamental questions: what matters, what’s true, and how we should live.