Members of the department's faculty regularly teach courses in 11 programs outside of our department: Latino/a Studies, African American Studies, Women's Studies, Sustainability Studies, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, Education, History, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Undergraduate Research, and the Honors College The Department has 53 full-time faculty members in Spring 2026 (5 in Religious Studies, 46 in Philosophy, and 2 who teach in both disciplines), and teaches the largest number of undergraduate philosophy students of any public university in Texas, averaging over 9,000 students per year over the past six years. Departmental activities include the Philosophy Dialogues, a program of ~50 public-facing events each semester including lectures, films, readings, performances, and discussions; an active chapter of Phi Sigma Tau; an annual student symposium; a growing Religious Studies Student Organization; two student journals (Texas Philosophical and Stance); three professional journals; an Ethics Bowl team, and an International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition team.