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Nietzsche Genealogy of Morals cover

The PPE Book Club reads significant books that engage PPE themes in a small group, discussion-based format. The club, which is led by faculty convener Eric MacGilvray and student convener Megan…

2026 PPE Prize for Citizenship

Sophia Markley and Jack Williams have been awarded the 2026 PPE Prize for Citizenship.

This prize annually honors students in the PPE major who have exemplified the spirit of PPE in their…

2026 PPE Prize for Extraordinary Academic Achievement

Luke Ponesse and Sophia Sdregas have been awarded the 2026 PPE Prizes for Extraordinary Academic Achievement.

The Prize annually honors up to two undergraduate students in the PPE major for…

PPE graduation

We're very pleased to celebrate 44 PPE graduates this year, including our Autumn 2025 grads!

PPE attracts motivated students with wide-ranging interests, and it's been an honor and a…

Piers Turner on In Our Time

Piers Norris Turner, Associate Professor of Philosophy and PPE Co-coordinator, recently appeared on "In Our Time," the BBC Radio 4 broadcast and podcast with a…

PPE Society Executive Board 2026

We are very pleased to announce that the undergraduate PPE Society has elected a new Executive Board for 2026! To learn more about upcoming meetings and events, please contact Sam Smith (smith…

Democracy in America

The PPE Book Club reads significant books that engage PPE themes in a small group, discussion-based format. The club, which is led by faculty convener Eric MacGilvray and student convener Megan…

John Thrasher standing

We are very pleased to introduce John Thrasher – who will be a Visiting Associate Professor at Ohio State's Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society – as a core faculty member of…

PPE Prize for Citizenship

Tyler Monk, Elyse Reed, and Jacob Scheinblum have been awarded the 2025 PPE Prize for Citizenship.

This prize annually honors graduating students in the PPE major who have exemplified the…

PPE Prize for Academic Achievement 2025

Gabbie Abbruzzese and Griffen Messmer have been awarded the 2025 PPE Prizes for Extraordinary Academic Achievement.

The Prize annually honors up to two undergraduate students in the PPE…

PPE graduation

We are very pleased to celebrate 42 PPE graduates this year, which includes our Autumn 2024 grads!

PPE attracts motivated students with wide-ranging interests, and it has been an honor and a…

Sophia Markley

Sophia Markley -- a second-year student majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) and Public Policy Analysis on the Pre-Law track -- has been awarded a Humanities at Hertog Fellowship…

PPE Students with Phil Derrow

On February 13, 2025, eleven students from the undergraduate PPE Society attended a discussion hosted by the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate. They were joined by Kathryn Joyce,…

PPE Officers 2025

The undergraduate PPE Society has elected new officers starting spring 2025.

The PPE program would like to express deep gratitude to the non-returning officers – Jacob Scheinblum, Elyse…

PPE graduating students

Please join us in celebrating our graduating PPEople this semester!

Leila Behroozian Abi Gray Fionna Haines Griffen Messmer …

2024 PPE Prize for Extraordinary Academic Achievement

Jacob Moore and Milena Wood have been awarded the 2024 PPE Prizes for Extraordinary Academic Achievement.

The Prize annually honors up to two undergraduate students in the PPE major for…

2024 PPE Prize for Citizenship

David Jordan and Amelia McCloy have been awarded the inaugural PPE Prizes for Citizenship.

The Prize annually honors up to two graduating students in the PPE major who have exemplified the…

Spring 2024 Graduates

...and best wishes for a bright future!

Kenny Anderson

Nick Beal

Joe Bjorkman

Nathaniel Conway

Carson Corley

Trayce Cowgill

John Currao

Skyler…

Sal Giolando

Sal Giolando has been selected to represent Ohio State’s Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) program at the 2024 National Undergraduate PPE Colloquium hosted by Duke University, in…

Fall 2023 PPE graduates

The PPE program is so proud of our excellent students. This fall we congratulate 12 of our PPEople who will be graduating with a PPE degree:

Ayah Bakri Hassan Elsheikh Maddie Johnson Benjamin…

Piers Turner and Business Data Ethics book cover

PPE co-coordinator Piers Turner (Department of Philosophy) has co-authored a new interdisciplinary book, Business Data Ethics: Emerging Models for Governing AI and Advanced Analytics,

Elyse Reed at Lantern debate

Jacob Scheinblum and Elyse Reed, the PPE Society President and Vice President, served as moderators in the recent political debate on Ohio Issues 1 and 2, organized by Christian Harsa and Josie…

PPE logo

With one of the nation's leading PPE programs, Ohio State was well-represented at the national PPE Society Meeting from Nov 2-4. Six faculty members and two graduate students participated on…

PPE Society Nights

Welcome to a new year of the PPE Society!

During Autumn 2023, the PPE Society will meet every other week as part of the PPEvenings series.

Sept 11, 25
Oct 9, 23
Nov 6, 20…

4Cs

In the first installment of new series, Cleveland.com interviewed PPE co-coordinator Piers Turner about the importance of civil discourse in today's political environment. He said, "It’s not…

The Conversation

The Conversation has featured an article by PPE Co-Coordinator Piers Turner and Dennis Hirsch, Professor in the Moritz College of Law and Director of its Program on Data and Governance, on the…

2023 PPE Prize

Ayah Elsheikh and Sal Giolando have been awarded the 2023 PPE Prizes for Extraordinary Academic Achievement.

The Prize annually honors up to two undergraduate students in the PPE major for…