SIGNATURE EVENTS

LECTURE SERIES

The Department of Philosophy offers a lecture series each year. The topics for the series are always timely and interesting. We invite scholars from around the world to share their scholarship and expand our philosophical horizons.

  

ANNUAL PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

The Annual Philosophy Conference at Villanova University has been a tradition since 1996. Sponsored by the Philosophy Graduate Student Union (PGSU), it began as one of the first graduate philosophy conferences in continental philosophy. Now open for faculty as well as graduate students, the conference has drawn participants from all areas of philosophy, as well as from around the world. Learn more about this year's conference.

  

SENIOR DINNER

The Department of Philosophy is proud of our graduating seniors! We celebrate them and their accomplishments—and we welcome back alums of the department—each April. To learn more, or to join as one of the guest alumni participants, please contact the department chair.

  

SAND MANDALA AT VILLANOVA

In September 2024, the Venerable Lama Losang Samten visited Villanova University to create a Medicine Buddha mandala, a sacred design that represents the healing power of wisdom and compassion.

Timelapse of the creation and dissolution of the Tibetan sand mandala.

Department of Philosophy
Villanova University, SAC 108
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085

Julie Klein, PhD, Chairperson

John Carvalho, PhD, Interim Chair - Spring 2026
Alexandra Penkalskyj 610-519-4690 Senior Administrative Assistant
Surti Singh, PhD, Graduate Program Director
Terry DiMartino 610-519-8997 Graduate Program Coordinator