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  Robert Sessions
Prof. Philosophy & Humanities
Arts & Humanities
102, Iowa City Campus
(319) 887-3615
bsessio@kirkwood.cc.ia.us 
Bob Sessions in the Yorkshire, England countryside, 2000
 

 

Education:
PhD in Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1975
MA in Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1971
BA in Philosophy and Psychology, Drake University, 1967

Professional Experience:
Prof. of Philosophy and Humanities, Kirkwood Community College, 1985-present
Assistant Prof. of Philosophy, Grinnell College, 1983-85
CETA Assistant Manager, Decorah, Iowa, 1980-83
Assistant Prof. of Philosophy, Luther College, 1977-80                 Assistant Prof. of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1973-77

Honors & Awards:
W.H. Meardy Regional and National Teacher of the Year Awards, Community College Trustees, 1991
NISOD Outstanding Teacher award, 1990
Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1976
Danforth and Wilson Graduate Fellowships, 1967-74

Courses I Teach:
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Ethics
Introduction to Ethics: Environment
Introduction to Ethics: Education
Introduction to Non-Western Philosophy: Chinese
Basic Reasoning
Working in America
Culture and Technology

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