PIKSI summer institutes are designed to encourage undergraduates from underrepresented groups to consider future study of philosophy.

> Undergraduates and recent graduates from underrepresented groups such as women, African Americans, Chicano/as and Latino/as, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, LGBTs, economically disadvantaged communities, and people with disabilities are urged to apply. Transportation and lodging are provided. Stipends are awarded to all. > > APPLICATION DEADLINES > > Undergraduates -- JANUARY 31, 2018 > > Graduate Assistants (PIKSI-Rock only) -- JANUARY 31, 2018 > > For more information visit: piksi.org > > PIKSI ROCK > > Rock Ethics Institute/Penn State > > Date: June 27-July 6, 2018 > > Director: Kris Sealey > > Fairfield University > > Theme: Philosophy and Public Life > > Speakers: > > Alfred Frankowski > > Southern Illinois University at Carbondale > > Nathifa Greene > > Gettysburg College > > Shay Welch > > Spelman College > > Kyle Powys Whyte > > Michigan State University > > > PIKSI BOSTON > > MIT/UMB > > Date: June 19-26, 2018 > > Directors: Lisa Rivera > > University of Massachusetts Boston > > Keota Fields > > University of Massachusetts Dartmouth > > Speakers: > > Otávio Bueno > > University of Miami > > Myisha Cherry > > Harvard University/University of Illinois > > Nathifa Greene > > Gettysburg College > > Kevin Richardson > > North Carolina State University > > > > For more information visit: piksi.org > > Contact: info@piksi.org > > SPONSORS: THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION – PENN STATE’S ROCK ETHICS INSTITUTE, COLLEGE OF THE LIBERAL ARTS, AND DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY - MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSITY OF OREGON - UNIVERSITY OF IOWA - IRIS MARION YOUNG DIVERSITY SCHOLARS FUND - ANN ARBOR PHILOSOPHERS’ PIKSI FUNDING INITIATIVE - ASSOCIATION OF FEMINIST ETHICS AND SOCIAL THEORY - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS-HARVARD UNIVERSITY-TUFTS UNIVERSITY