Congratulations, Spring 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Inductees! The PPE Program would like to extend a hearty congratulations to the following students, all PPE minors, who were recently inducted into the UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in spring 2024: … Read more

ACTA Designates the Philosophy, Politics, & Economics minor program (UNC PPE) as a Hidden Gem for its Robust Liberal Arts Curriculum March 21, 2024 Washington, DC—The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is proud to designate the Philosophy, Politics, … Read more

PPE Reading Groups in CAS News! We’re pleased to share that the PPE Program’s signature Undergraduate Reading Groups have been featured on the CAS home page! Excerpt below. The PPE Reading Groups spend a semester reading and talking about an … Read more

Congratulations, Fall 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Inductees! The PPE Program would like to extend a hearty congratulations to the following students, all PPE minors, who were recently inducted into the UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in fall 2023: … Read more

Reverend Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is an entrepreneur, global business leader, educator, chemist, civil rights leader, NAACP Life Member, syndicated columnist, theologian, and author is currently the President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA): The Black Press … Read more

PPE Affiliated Graduate Student Wins Teaching Award!   Congratulations to PPE-Affiliated Graduate Student Samuel Schmitt, who has won the Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants!  Samuel is a political science Ph.D. student. Before coming to … Read more

Fabian Wendt and Doug MacKay in The Well We are excited to see Fabian Wendt and Doug MacKay in today’s issue of The Well. Their article is on Universal Basic Income. Excerpt and full article below! The idea of governments giving residents … Read more

Hidden Brain: Between Two Worlds featuring Professor Jen Morton Description: “Determination, hard work and sacrifice are core ingredients in the story of the American dream. But philosopher Jennifer Morton argues there is another, more painful requirement to getting ahead: a … Read more

Please join us in congratulating PPE Professor Jen Morton, whose book, Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Cost of Upward Mobility (Princeton University Press), has just been awarded the 2021 Frederic W. Ness Book Award for the year’s … Read more