Randall Curren has been awarded a fellowship to the Institute for Advanced Study.
Curren, a professor and chair of the University of Rochester's philosophy department, has been selected as a member of the Princeton-based institute for the 2012-13 school year. Among the 24 members, Curren was the only philosopher selected.
Curren will explore the nature of well-being and the role of academia in the promotion of human happiness or living well. Curren will collaborate with Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology, psychiatry and education at the University of Rochester.
Institute members are given the chance to pursue theoretical research on problems in the sciences and humanities. Noted members have include Albert Einstein, Kurt Gödel, J. Robert Oppenheimer and George Kennan.
"Scholars are not often able to delve deeply into the intricacies of their field and at the same time address broad societal issues," said Joanna Olmsted, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, in a press release. "Professor Curren is one of those rare thinkers who is doing both. His work addresses education and sustainability, two of our most pressing issues, while at the same time advancing research on fundamental issues of philosophy."
Curren has served as a Rochester faculty member since 1988 and as philosophy department chair for nine years. He also serves in the Warner School of Education's educational leadership program.
For more information, visit www.rochester.edu.
Curren, a professor and chair of the University of Rochester's philosophy department, has been selected as a member of the Princeton-based institute for the 2012-13 school year. Among the 24 members, Curren was the only philosopher selected.
Curren will explore the nature of well-being and the role of academia in the promotion of human happiness or living well. Curren will collaborate with Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology, psychiatry and education at the University of Rochester.
Institute members are given the chance to pursue theoretical research on problems in the sciences and humanities. Noted members have include Albert Einstein, Kurt Gödel, J. Robert Oppenheimer and George Kennan.
"Scholars are not often able to delve deeply into the intricacies of their field and at the same time address broad societal issues," said Joanna Olmsted, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, in a press release. "Professor Curren is one of those rare thinkers who is doing both. His work addresses education and sustainability, two of our most pressing issues, while at the same time advancing research on fundamental issues of philosophy."
Curren has served as a Rochester faculty member since 1988 and as philosophy department chair for nine years. He also serves in the Warner School of Education's educational leadership program.
For more information, visit www.rochester.edu.
Randall Curren has been awarded a fellowship to the Institute for Advanced Study.
Curren, a professor and chair of the University of Rochester's philosophy department, has been selected as a member of the Princeton-based institute for the 2012-13 school year. Among the 24 members, Curren was the only philosopher selected.
Curren will explore the nature of well-being and the role of academia in the promotion of human happiness or living well. Curren will collaborate with Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology, psychiatry and education at the University of Rochester.
Institute members are given the chance to pursue theoretical research on problems in the sciences and humanities. Noted members have include Albert Einstein, Kurt Gödel, J. Robert Oppenheimer and George Kennan.
"Scholars are not often able to delve deeply into the intricacies of their field and at the same time address broad societal issues," said Joanna Olmsted, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, in a press release. "Professor Curren is one of those rare thinkers who is doing both. His work addresses education and sustainability, two of our most pressing issues, while at the same time advancing research on fundamental issues of philosophy."
Curren has served as a Rochester faculty member since 1988 and as philosophy department chair for nine years. He also serves in the Warner School of Education's educational leadership program.
For more information, visit www.rochester.edu.
Curren, a professor and chair of the University of Rochester's philosophy department, has been selected as a member of the Princeton-based institute for the 2012-13 school year. Among the 24 members, Curren was the only philosopher selected.
Curren will explore the nature of well-being and the role of academia in the promotion of human happiness or living well. Curren will collaborate with Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology, psychiatry and education at the University of Rochester.
Institute members are given the chance to pursue theoretical research on problems in the sciences and humanities. Noted members have include Albert Einstein, Kurt Gödel, J. Robert Oppenheimer and George Kennan.
"Scholars are not often able to delve deeply into the intricacies of their field and at the same time address broad societal issues," said Joanna Olmsted, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, in a press release. "Professor Curren is one of those rare thinkers who is doing both. His work addresses education and sustainability, two of our most pressing issues, while at the same time advancing research on fundamental issues of philosophy."
Curren has served as a Rochester faculty member since 1988 and as philosophy department chair for nine years. He also serves in the Warner School of Education's educational leadership program.
For more information, visit www.rochester.edu.
