The deadline for submissions to OVPES 2017 has now passed. Thank you for submitting your proposals! Submitters will receive decisions in mid-July. We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference!

OVPES is pleased to announce the theme of our upcoming conference on October 13-15, 2017: New Directions in Philosophy of Education: Revisiting the Old and the New. Below are some important details regarding the conference. Location: University of St. Mary of the Lake Conference Center, Mundelein, IL. Map. Dates: October 13-15, 2017 Phil Smith Lecturer: Dr. Megan […]

The OVPES  program committee is excited to announce that OVPES will be teaming up with the Graduate Student Conference on Philosophy and Education (GSCOPE) this year. GSCOPE will be holding their conference in parallel to OVPES at the USML Conference Center and attendees of both will be encouraged to participate in each other’s sessions. In […]

We are excited to announce that Dr. Megan Laverty, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Education at Teachers College Columbia, has agreed to be the Phil Smith Lecturer for OVPES 2017. Dr. Laverty is respected figure in the philosophy of education, having published on topics as diverse as dialogue, listening, Iris Murdoch, Jean Jaques Rousseau and the […]

Planning for OVPES 2017 is already underway. The conference will be taking place at the Conference Center of the University of St. Mary of the Lake  in Mundelein, Illinois on October 13th – 15th, 2017. The Center is located on the scenic grounds bordering Saint Mary’s Lake just 30 minutes north of Chicago and 37 […]