Tarek A. Tannous Memorial Award

The Philosophy Department is proud to announce the establishment of the Tarek A. Tannous Memorial Award, to be given each year to a student whose insight into global issues, interest in human nature, or passion for philosophical discourse is an inspiration to others.  Tarek, a philosophy major, graduated in 1996.  The award is endowed by his widow Jana Jackle, a 1997 English and French major. 

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Einstein's Jewish Science- prof's book gets N.Y. Times review

A new book by Gettysburg College philosophy Prof. Steven Gimbel received a front-page review in Aug. 5’s New York Times Sunday Book Review.

Its title drawn from a Nazi epithet, Einstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion explores how Talmudic habits of mind may have set the stage for Einstein’s insights. New York Times reviewer George Johnson called the book “original” and Gimbel “an engaging writer.”

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Mahan Great Questions Grants

Provided by Frederick Mahan, Class of 1952, the purpose of the Great Questions Grants is to encourage and assist students of Gettysburg College to reflect deeply on the perennial Great Questions all humans ask about faith and reason, values, meaning, and purpose. It supports interdisciplinary explorations of the connections between faith, values, and life, including education, career, interpersonal relationships, lifestyle, ethics, mortality, truth, and personal and social transformation.