爆走黑料

Email: kevin.hermberg@duny.edu

Office: (845) 848-4010

Location: Casey Hall 19

Kevin Hermberg

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Philosophy

B.A.鈥� English: Fort Lewis College
B.A.鈥� Philosophy: Fort Lewis College
M.A.鈥� Philosophy: Marquette University
Ph.D.鈥� Philosophy: Marquette University

In August of 2025, 爆走黑料 appointed Dr. Kevin Hermberg as Vice President of Academic Affairs. Kevin joined the faculty at 爆走黑料 in 2007.聽 His research focus on 20th and 21st century European Philosophy (especially phenomenology and existentialism), but he is especially interested in putting various traditions and disciplines into conversation with one another.聽 He works primarily at the intersections of analytic philosophy, continental philosophy, literature, and natural sciences.聽聽Dr. Hermbergs teaching experiences and interests are similarly cross-disciplinary and include work in the natural sciences, literature, and聽 writing, in addition to philosophy.聽 Before joining the faculty at 爆走黑料, Dr. Hermberg taught at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Carthage College, and Marquette University.

Dr. Hermberg is founding editor (with Pol Vandevelde of Marquette University) of the book series, Issues in Phenomenology and Hermeneutics, published by Bloomsbury Academic Publishing. He is on the editorial board of American Association of Philosophy Teachers Studies in Pedagogy and is actively involved with various groups and associations, including:

  •  (member since 2000, board of directors 2007-current)
See Professor Hermberg's Publications and Presentations

Publications:

  • 鈥淣ot Just Accommodating: Pedagogy Beyond the Archetypical鈥� (with Rory Kraft), in Teaching Through Challenges: Preparation and Adaptability in the EDI Classroom. Rowman and Littlefield, 2020.
  • “Diversity Is Not Enough: The Importance of Inclusive Pedagogy鈥� (with Melissa Jacquart, Rebecca Scott, Stephen Bloch-Schulman).  Teaching Philosophy, 2019.
  • Philosophy Through Teaching, Philosophy Documentation Center, 2014 (book co-edited with Emily Esch and Rory Kraft, Jr.).
  • Phenomenology and Virtue Ethics. Bloomsbury, 2013. (book co-edited with Paul Gyllenhammer).
  • Variations on Truth: Approaches in Contemporary Phenomenology. Continuum, 2011. (book co-edited with Pol Vandevelde).
  • 鈥淧henomenology and Virtue Ethics: an Introduction鈥� (chapter in Phenomenology and Virtue Ethics).
  • 鈥淗usserl鈥檚 (even more) Social Epistemology鈥� (chapter in Variations on Truth: Approaches in Contemporary Phenomenology).
  • Husserl鈥檚 Phenomenology: Knowledge, Objectivity and Others. Continuum, 2006. (single authored book).

Professor Hermberg has presented papers on the teaching of philosophy as well as on his scholarly research.  Recent presentations have been on a variety of topics, including:

  • Strategies for Pre-Emptively Smoothing [somewhat] the Waters of Gen. Ed. Revision (Association for General and Liberal Studies, St. Louis, MO)
  • Successful Gen. Ed. Curriculum Revision鈥擮ne College鈥檚 Story, Process, and Strategies (Association for General and Liberal Studies, St. Louis, MO)
  • Inclusive Practices: Moving Beyond Accommodation of Neurodifferences, with Rory Kraft (AAPT International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, Otterbein University)
  • Phenomenological Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning, and Affectivity (Interdisciplinary Coalition of North American Phenomenologists, Duquesne University)
  • Social Justice in the Philosophy Classroom,鈥� with Rory Kraft (AAPT International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, North Carolina A&T State University).
  • Husserlian Interdependencies: Consciousness-Embodiment (Interdisciplinary Coalition of North American Phenomenologists, Ramapo College, NJ)
  • Husserl and Others: A Pair of Pairings (State University of New York, New Paltz)
  • Plato’s Theory of Forms as a Guide to Living in the “Real World” (Association of Core Texts and Courses, Milwaukee, WI)
  • Husserl’s Social Epistemology (Collective Intentionality-VII conference, University of Basel, Switzerland)
  • Teaching God (and other “hot moments”) … issues and approaches (18th International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, AAPT, Coastal Carolina University)
  • A non-defensive defense of philosophy (17th International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, AAPT, University of Guelph, Canada)
  • Edmund Husserl and Social Epistemology (Conference on Phenomenology, Marquette University)
  • Phenomenology as Philosophy of Mind (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
  • Taking the Humanities to the Public (Carthage College)
  • Utilizing Student Web Sites to Intertwine Breadth and Depth Our Courses (International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, University of Toledo)
  • Wittgenstein鈥檚 Form of Life (Marquette University)
  • 鈥淔acticity and Transcendence in Husserlian Phenomenology: Intersections and Interdependencies鈥� (Interdisciplinary Coalition of North American Phenomenologists, Brock University, Canada).
  • 鈥淟iving Well and Working Toward a More Just World: Plato as Guide and Motivator鈥� (Colloquium of 爆走黑料s and Universities, Molloy College, NY).
  • 鈥淭he Overlooked Others in Husserl鈥檚 Epistemology鈥� (Interdisciplinary Coalition of North American Phenomenologists, St. Louis University, MO).