Roger Gilman

Roger Gilman is Dean and Professor of Philosophy at Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington (north of Seattle).  
 
Gilman is one of the first graduates of Fairhaven College (1973); his graduate degrees are in the History of Science, the Philosophy of Science, and in Ethics, all from the University of Chicago. He specializes in evolutionary and ecological theory.
 
His research is located at the interface of biology and ethics--in environmental, medical, biotechnology, research ethics, and theories of human and nonhuman nature. He also writes on the philosophy of education.

He has just finished a book (out for review) in the philosophy of biology called The Ecology of Value.  He also is the former editor of the Chicago Review, a literary journal, and is finishing a collection of poems. Roger is a birder and a hiker, a traveler and a gardener.

 

Reports, Planning & Speeches

View the Dean's Reports, Planning Documents & Speeches to see how we are strategically planning for Fairhaven's future, read speeches, elegies, and reports on the college.

 

Funding Priorities, 2008-2009

Student Scholarships

Student Scholarships are in some cases the single most important factor in determining whether a student will be able to pursue a University degree.  Fairhaven has a critical need for scholarships to support students struggling with the cost of tuition. Students of the Center for Law, Diversity & Justice also rely on scholarships for prep courses to help them succeed on the LSAT exams required for admission to law school.

See the current Scholarships offered by Fairhaven College

Dean’s Innovation Fund

Next to scholarships, the Dean's Innovation Fund is Fairhaven’s most important funding priority. This fund supports a variety of needs for faculty and students, including special projects, and faculty research. The Dean’s Innovation Fund enables Fairhaven to be responsive to unique educational opportunities for students and faculty that fall outside the scope of the College's coursework.

 

World Issues Forum

Fairhaven’s World Issues Forum lectures--which are always free and open to the public--are known throughout the University and the broader community for encouraging timely and thought-provoking discourse on topics of global significance. Lectures scheduled during the 2009 academic year include “The Politics of Health”, “The Evolution of Intelligent Design: Why ID Matters”, and “The Plight of Afghan Women.” Fairhaven College depends on philanthropic support to bring internationally renowned speakers and lecturers to campus.

See the World Issues events on the Fairhaven College Calendar.

 

Adventure Learning Grant

Fairhaven’s Adventure Learning Grant currently provides $15,000 each to three students for an intensive ten-month period of degree-related fieldwork in developing nations. Students document their experience to share with the Fairhaven community and beyond. Additional philanthropic support would help us expand this program to serve more students each year.