Janae Sholtz named Neag Professor at Alvernia University

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Janae Sholtz is an assistant professor of philosophy at Alvernia University

READING, PA (11/07/2013)(readMedia)--  Dr. Janae Sholtz has been awarded a Neag Professorship at Alvernia University for 2014. A member of the philosophy department at Alvernia, Dr. Sholtz will start her term in July.

Neag Professorships, made possible thanks to the generous support of Carole and Ray Neag through the Values & Vision Campaign in 2010, are awarded to Alvernia University faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in their scholarly work and distinction in their teaching, whether in undergraduate liberal arts education or in graduate and professional education. The professorships are part of a comprehensive effort to expand support for our faculty's teaching excellence as well as scholarly and creative achievement.

Dr. Janae Sholtz, assistant professor of philosophy, teaches in major areas of philosophy such as ancient philosophy, the history of philosophy, social and political philosophy, ethics, philosophy of art and feminist theory.

Her research primarily focuses on Twentieth Century and Contemporary Continental Philosophy, and she is working on a book about the intersections between ontology, art and the political in Martin Heidegger and Gilles Deleuze, situating this discussion in the larger context of contemporary philosophical conversation concerning community.

In spring of 2013, she coauthored "The Bloomsbury Companion to Heidegger" and "What is Philosophy for Deleuze and Foucault?"

Dr. Sholtz is interested in developing courses that serve to stimulate a wide undergraduate audience to philosophical questioning and inspire students to continue along the path of philosophical inquiry.

Past Neag Scholars:

Dr. Spencer S. Stober, biology, 2012

Dr. Donna Yarri, theology, 2011

ALVERNIA is a distinctive Franciscan university, grounded in the Catholic and liberal arts traditions, that combines diverse academic opportunities with personal attention and an unmatched commitment to community service. Alvernia empowers students to become "ethical leaders with moral courage." Through real-world learning and the challenging guidance of faculty mentors, they discover their passion for life and turn what they love into lifetimes of career success and personal fulfillment. Alvernia students do well and do good.