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James Frederick William Rowe

James Frederick William Rowe - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Education

PhD in Philosophy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Subjects

Metaphysics, Philosophy of Time, Ethics, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, History of Philosophy

Achievements

Recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, the first graduate student to win it; ranked outstanding and excellent in several semesters on the list of teachers ranked as excellent; Time and Change published in The Philosophical Forum (2017); MA in Philosophy, UIUC; MA in Liberal Studies, CUNY Graduate Center; GRE verbal 99th percentile; doctoral GPA of 3.88

About

James is an award-winning doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His core research focus is the metaphysics of time, where he has developed a novel defense of the Growing Block theory, and his work extends to ethical and political philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion, and the history of philosophy. He developed a course on philosophy in literature and has taught at several universities.

Discipline

Psychology & Social Sciences

Academic Achievements

Recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award; ranked as "outstanding" in SP2024 on "list of teachers ranked as excellent" and "excellent" in SP23, SP22 twice, FA21, and F19; "Time and Change" published in 2017 by the Philosophical Forum, MA in Philosophy UIUC, MA in Liberal Studies CUNY Graduate, GRE verbal 99th percentile, doctoral GPA 3.88.

Teaching & Mentoring Experience

2013-2018: Adjunct at CUNY - Baruch College. Course load: 3 courses per semester Fall and Spring, plus courses in Summer and Winter sessions. 2013: Adjunct at Bronx Community College - College Now. 1 course with class 2x weekly. 2018-2019: Adjunct at Fashion Institute of Technology. 1 course, 3 hour seminar per week. 2019-present: Graduate Teaching Assistant at UIUC. Average 1-2 courses, with either twice weekly or three times weekly scheduling. 2022: Adjunct Heartland Community College, 1 course, 2x weekly. BearTech private tutor 2021-present. 2-3 students per mentoring period (twice yearly), 6, 1 hour sessions per student. 2010-present: Private tutor for advanced English for GRE. Average hours: 4 hours per week.

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