Recent graduate Nate Charlow, now an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at University of Toronto, received an honorable mention in Rackham’s 2011 Distinguished Dissertation Award competition. Nate’s dissertation Practical Language: Its Meaning and Use was selected out of more than 750 dissertations produced in the University last year. Ultimately, eight awards and eight honorable mentions were conferred. There will be an award ceremony in the Rackham Assembly Hall at 2:00 on April 26, 2012 recognizing these individuals. Congratulations Nate!