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Olúfẹmi O. Táíwò



EDUCATION


Indiana University, College of Arts and Sciences, Bloomington, IN                                                   September 2008-May 2012
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Minors in Economics and Mathematics                                         

• Hutton Honors College: Admitted to pursue general honors notation, signifying outstanding achievement in liberal arts.
• Hudson and Holland Scholar: Awarded to the top 10% of students based on academic performance at Indiana University.
• IU Excellence Scholarship: Awarded $32,000 for outstanding high school academic performance and leadership achievements.
  
  

University of California, Los Angeles,  CA                                                                                                                      September 2013-
PhD Student, Department of Philosophy



TEACHING EXPERIENCE


UCLA                                                                                                                                                                             January 2013–
Teaching Assistant                                                                                                                                 
            Philosophy of Mind                                                                                                                                          Fall 2014
            Contemporary Moral Philosophy                                                                                                                   Winter 2014         
            Philosophy of Mind                                                                                                                                          Spring 2015
            Philosophy of Science                                                                                                                            
            Introduction to Medieval Philosophy                                                                                                             Winter 2016          
Instructor
            Reading the Fine Print: Rightlessness and the Social Contract                                                                Spring 2016
      


PUBLICATIONS
 
Public Affairs Quarterly                                                                                                                                             January 2017
       “Beware of Schools Bearing Gifts: Miseducation and Trojan Horse Propaganda”
 
Disputatio (Invited Contribution to Symposium)                                                                                                  Forthcoming
       “The Empire Has No Clothes”
 
Manuscrito (Invited Contribution to Symposium)                                                                                                Forthcoming
       “The Empire Has No Clothes” 

HONORS/GRANTS RECEIVED

Yost Prize in Excellence in Teaching                                                                                                                      October 2016-
           

Minorities and Philosophy                                                                                                                                        October 2016-
            Director


Philosophy of Race and Racism Conference, Oxford University                                                                      June 2016
            Conference Organizer

The Journal of Social Philosophy                                                                                                                            May 2016
            Reviewer

BEST Grant Program with Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion                                                                 April 2016-
            Grant Recipient, Leadership Team Member


University of California Humanities Research Institute Multi-Campus Working Group Grant                    September 2015-
            Regional Coordinator (UCLA)