News and Announcements
The University of California, Irvine Process Studies and South Asia fellowship has been awarded to two researchers: Kazi Adi Shakti, Independent Scholar and Artist; and Rishabh Gandhi: Vishwakarma University, Pune, India. Fellows receive a $1500 award and optional conference support in addition to mentorship with Dr. Brianne Donaldson and the search committee to culminate their research into a journal article submission, possible conference presentations, and other public output over the course of the year.
- Brianne Donaldson
- General Announcement
We're very excited to announce the creation of a new cohort at the Center for Process Studies (CPS): SPARKS. This new Community Cohort is an arts collective dedicated to exploring process-relational experience through creativity and the arts, and cultivating a world grounded in compassion, justice, and sustainability. SPARKS endeavors to be a vibrant community of artists, cultural contributors, educators, social workers, and seekers who believe in the power of creativity as a vital force for transformation, healing, and planetary care. Through diverse forms of expression—such as poetry, music, theatre, film, dance, sculpture, and more—we create spaces for collaboration and connection. You don't need to be a professional artist to join—just bring your own spark. Would you like to create with us?
- Jay McDaniel
- General Announcement
The Center for Process Studies recently gathered a superb group of scientists and philosophers at the Mercure Southgate Hotel in Exeter, UK, for an interdisciplinary workshop on “Process Philosophy, Plasma Cosmology, and Transpersonal Psychology.” Co-organized with the University of Exeter (Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes), the California Institute of Integral Studies (Matthew Segall), and the University of Hawaii (Steve Odin), this gathering explored a variety of themes integrating science, philosophy, and exceptional forms of human experience.
- Andrew M. Davis
- Report
Kylie Bao shares her experience at the 18th Process Summer Academy at Zhejiang Normal University, exploring how process philosophy offers a profound framework for living a more abundant life by emphasizing relationality, relevance, and creative evolution. She describes the lectures, embodied experiences, and dialogues of the academy that introduce the unifying vision of process philosophy which integrates science, art, religion, and psychology.
- Kylie Bao
- Report
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Program in Religious Studies supports promising PhD students or recent graduates (within 1 year of graduating with PhD and in an teaching or independent research position of some kind) to pursue targeted scholarship in Process-relational philosophy in substantive dialog with any aspect of South Asian traditions and praxis. Projects that engage the Jain tradition are particularly welcome.
- Brianne Donaldson
- General Announcement
On November 22nd, 2024, the conference “Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry, and Process Philosophy” was held at Beijing Normal University by the School of Philosophy and The Center for Sciences and Humanities. Conference participants included scholars from Yale University, Institute for Postmodern Development of China, Center for Process Studies, USA, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Normal University, Minzu University of China, Beijing Institute for the Study of Catholicism and Culture, China University of Political Science and Law, Huanghe Science and Technology College.
- China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association, Xue Ying, Zhang Xiaode
- Report
On November 22nd, 2024, the conference “Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Berry, and Process Philosophy” was held at Beijing Normal University by the School of Philosophy and The Center for Sciences and Humanities. Conference participants included scholars from Yale University, Institute for Postmodern Development of China, Center for Process Studies, USA, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Normal University, Minzu University of China, Beijing Institute for the Study of Catholicism and Culture, China University of Political Science and Law, Huanghe Science and Technology College.
- Kong Shifu, Simeiqi He
- Report
The Center for Process Studies is growing a new branch of eco-education programs dedicated to cultivating the vision of ecological civilization through process-relational culture in youth education. With aims to build a global eco-education community, this project brings together collective wisdom from many cultures for eco-literacy and project-based learning programs. As well, this project has a special focus on creating hope amidst the metacrisis by empowering youth to become co-creators of a bright future.
- Lauren Elizabeth Clare, Mingyang Che, Xinlin (Vivian) Song
- General Announcement
Chinese process scholars and expert researchers on eco-civilization gathered in Beijing and held a memorial meeting for Dr. John B. Cobb, Jr. on Dec. 30th, 2024. The memorial meeting was organized by Chinese Process Society, Beijing Whitehead Institute of Education, Science and Technology and Beijing Whitehead Kindergarten, and co-organized by Whitehead Research Center (WRC) of BNU-HKBU United International College (UIC).
- Wang Xueting
- Report
Chinese and foreign process educators
gathered in Luoyang, the ancient capital of 13 dynasties, to participate in the International Symposium on “Process Philosophy and Basic Education Development” to discuss new ideas for the reform of basic education.
- Vesselin Petrov, Wang Xiaoyu
- Report