Calvin Bell III
Graduate Student
Calvin Bell is a first-year Ph.D. student in Philosophy at Northwestern University as a Beinecke Scholar. Calvin’s academic ambitions are interdisciplinary, aiming to bridge his expertise in philosophy with legal theory. He aspires to become a professor, public intellectual, and 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 aesthetics, Black intellectual and political thought, ethics, philosophies of education, social contract theory, 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 social and legal challenges.