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AOS: Social and Political Philosophy (especially Critical Theory), Contemporary Continental Philosophy, Environmental Philosophy 

AOC: 19th & 20th Century Continental Philosophy, Ethics and Applied Ethics 

EDUCATION:

2021-present    Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Philosophy, Fordham University, USA

Dissertation Title: ‘‘Alienation, Temporality, and Presentism: Towards A Critical Theory of Social Temporalities’’ 

2019-2021        M.A. Department of Philosophy, Boğaziçi University, Türkiye 

M.A. Thesis Title: ‘‘Fragmentation of truth: Heidegger’s confrontation with Plato’’

2018-2019        B.A. Department of Philosophy, KU Leuven, Belgium 

B.A. Paper Title: ‘‘Plotinus on Evil/Matter: The Metaphysical Problem of Evil’’

2013-2018        B.A. Department of Economics, Istanbul Bilgi University, Türkiye

2016-2017        B.A. Undergraduate Studies, Erasmus Exchange Program, Sciences Po Paris, France

PUBLICATIONS:

Peer-reviewed article: 

Kizilkaya Unal, Ebru. 2025. “Jaeggi on Learning Processes: Active Learning, Creativity and Imaginative Narratives.” Critical Horizons: A Journal of Philosophy and Social Theory 26 (1): 70–82. doi:10.1080/14409917.2025.2466323

AWARDS:

2025 Raymond Grontkowski Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Fordham Philosophy Department

2025 Elizabeth Salmon Prize for Excellence in Research, Fordham Philosophy Department 

2025 Honorable Mention for the Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, GSAS Fordham University

GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS 

2022-present Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 

2025 GSAS Summer Research Fellowship, Fordham University, Bronx, NY

2025 Spring, 2024 Fall, 2024 Spring, 2023 Fall, 2022 Spring, Student Support Grant (Conference Presentation Grant),Fordham University, Bronx, NY

2021-2022 Graduate Assistantship, Fordham University, Bronx, NY

2017 Awarded full scholarship to attend First Principles Seminar, Witherspoon Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 

2016-2017 Erasmus Exchange Program Student Grant by Turkish Government, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Türkiye 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

2022-present, Teaching Fellow at Fordham University, Bronx, NY

·      Instructor of Record for undergraduate philosophy courses, designing syllabi, lectures, and assessments.

Courses Taught:

• • Philosophical Ethics (2 sections): Covers major ethical theories, including Aristotelian virtue ethics, Kantian deontology, and utilitarianism.

  • Philosophy of Human Nature (4 sections): Covers classical and contemporary perspectives on human nature, freedom, and personhood through thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, and existentialist philosophers.

  • Nature, History, and the Anthropocene (Interdisciplinary Capstone Course – 1section): Explores the philosophical, historical, and ecological dimensions of the Anthropocene, integrating environmental philosophy, critical theory, and critical animal studies.  

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2021-2022 Teacher Training: Pedagogy Seminar in Philosophical Education at Fordham University, Bronx, NY

2017    First Principles Seminar, Witherspoon Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 

• Participated in a two-week seminar focusing on foundational questions in political philosophy, ethics, natural law, and theological inquiry.

SERVICE:

2024-2026        Advisor for Turkish Student Association Club at Fordham University, Bronx, NY

2023-2024        Vice President at Fordham Philosophical Society 

                 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Film Club Leader

                             Student Support Grant Committee Member

                 Member of the Organizing Committee at Fordham Philosophical Society Graduate

                 Conference

2022-2023        Treasurer at Fordham Philosophical Society

LANGUAGES:

Turkish                        Native Language

Ancient Greek            Research Level 

German                        Reading Level

French                           Reading Level