New department approved by ABOR

The Arizona Board of Regents has approved a new Department of Political Economy & Moral Science within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The new department will support two academic degrees, a currently available BA in Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, and Law, and a future MA.  Ethics, Economy, and Entrepreneurship (a college-level course for high school students) the flagship journal, Social Philosophy & Policy, will round out the department’s immediate structure. David Schmidtz will serve as founding Department Head. The Freedom Center will most likely be under the umbrella of the new Department as well. Stay tuned…new updates to follow soon.