Jacoby Carter Joins Philosophy Faculty

Jacoby Carter joins the faculty as an Associate Professor. He has most recently been Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Howard University. Current research interests include Africana philosophy, social and political philosophy, value theory (applied ethics), philosophy of race and pragmatism. Prof. Carter is also the Director of the Alain Leroy Locke Society and editor of the African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora Book Series published by Palgrave/Macmillan. In 2024-2025, Professor Carter will be on research leave as a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies Historically Black College or University (HBCU).