We are excited to announce an extremely generous gift of $3.4m dollars from the Charles Koch Foundation to support our Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program. The gift will create two new tenure-track faculty positions and extend the Koch Foundation’s previous support by … Read more

“Terrorism: MisKonceptions in America” Charles Kurzman will be discussing various misconceptions of terrorism in America, highlight which demographics are affected, and the impact of these misconceptions on politics.  There will also be a performance by the singing group Harmonyx. This … Read more

Gutenberg Teaching Council has awarded Geoffrey Brennan the Gutenberg Teaching Award for his significant work developing innovative study programs and for his commitment to undergraduate and graduate education.

Kate Karstens of the Daily Tar Heel interviewed Stephen Dubner, who gave the first PPE Lecture of this year.

We are delighted to welcome Jen Kirchner as our second Administrator for the Philosophy, Politics & Economics Program. Jen holds a B.A. from Syracuse University in Public Policy Studies and Political Science, and an M.S. in Criminology from University of … Read more

We are delighted to announce an extraordinary expendable gift of $3.75m dollars from the John William Pope Foundation to support our Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program. It will be used to support two new tenure-track appointments, two multi-year non-tenure-track professorships, a PPE Distinguished Lecture … Read more

Agustin Baler, Daniel R. Fleszar, Sara T. Hall, and Zaid Khatib have been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Congratulations to them all for this very significant honor!

The PPE Program has been featured in the University Gazette! Two current PPE students – Brenee Goforth and Malik Jabati – presented alongside program director Geoff Sayre-McCord at the February 1st meeting of the Board of Trustees. To read the article … Read more

The PPE Society @ Carolina is recruiting new members! PPE Society @ Carolina is a university-recognized student organization and local chapter of the international PPE Society. If you’d like more information on how to become a member, and the exciting events planned … Read more

We are pleased to announce that students enrolled in co-convened PPE courses are newly eligible for complimentary GoPasses through UNC Transportation and Parking! This program is part of UNC’s Commuter Alternative Program (CAP), and is designed to assist students in … Read more