College of Idaho Professor Awarded Prestigious Barker Fellowship from Durham University

Dr. Greg McElwain, Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies at The College of Idaho, has been awarded a Barker Fellowship from Durham University in the United Kingdom. The fellowship is a prestigious, one-month residential award that supports scholars at all career stages in conducting original research using Durham’s libraries and archives.

During his fellowship next summer, Dr. McElwain will work in Durham’s historic Palace Green Library, where he will access the Mary and Geoff Midgley Papers collection. Using correspondence, publication manuscripts, research notes, and other materials, he will advance his forthcoming book, Mary Midgley on What Matters: Conversations on Science, Ethics, and Nature (Bloomsbury, 2026), and develop a high-quality companion website to complement the work.

The Barker Fellowship recognizes scholars who are expanding the frontiers of knowledge through archival research and intellectual collaboration. Dr. McElwain’s work at Durham continues his longstanding commitment to exploring the intersections of science, ethics, and the natural world.

Learn more about the fellowship here.