Calvin Bell III
Beinecke Scholar
Calvin Bell is a second-year Ph.D. student in Philosophy at Northwestern University as a Beinecke Scholar. Calvin’s academic ambitions are interdisciplinary, aiming to bridge his understanding of philosophy with legal theory. He aspires to become a professor, public intellectual, and think tank policymaker, with foci in criminal justice, critical race theory, eminent domain, and environmental justice.
Calvin’s intellectual interests are deeply rooted in political theory and social philosophy. His research seeks to explore Black aesthetics, Black intellectual and political thought, ideas of resistance, normative ethics, social contract theory, social epistemology, and utopianism. Calvin is a summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Morehouse College, having earned a BA in Political Science and Philosophy respectively. He is committed to influencing public policy and fostering intellectual growth across diverse communities, using his knowledge to address pressing political, social, and legal challenges.