Faculty and Staff

Christopher Latiolais


Associate Professor

Department Chair

and Director of Critical Theory

Phone: 269.337.7076
Office: Humphrey House, room 201
Email: christopher.latiolais@kzoo.edu

Specializations:

  • 20th-Century European Continental Philosophy
  • 19th-Century European Continental Philosophy
  • Critical Social Theory
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Philosophy of Psychoanalysis
  • Philosophy of Literature

Competencies:

  • Philosophy of Law
  • Philosophy of Social Sciences
  • Philosophy of Art
Chris Latiolais

Chris Latiolais’ Curriculum Vitae

Paper and Conference Abstracts


Max G. Cherem


Professor

Pre-Law Advisor

Phone: 269.337.7077
Office: Humphrey House, room 202
Email: max.cherem@kzoo.edu

Dr. Cherem is on sabbatical Winter/Spring 2026.

Specializations:

  • Social and Political Philosophy
  • Ethics

Competencies:

  • Biomedical Ethics
  • Critical Social Theory
  • Philosophy of Law

Max Cherem’s Curriculum Vitae

Max Cherem 2022

Xiaomeng Bu


Adjunct Professor, Spring 2026


Office: Humphrey House, room 205
Email: xiaomeng.bu@kzoo.edu

Research areas:

  • Epistemology
  • Philosophy of Language

Xiaomeng Bu is a graduate student at University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. Her primary research focus lies within the realms of philosophy of language, semantics, and epistemology. She is currently working on the semantics of epistemic modality. 

Courses taught at K:


PHIL 107 Logic and Reasoning


Sarah Bryans


Academic Office Coordinator

Phone: 269.337.7043
Office: Humphrey House, room 110
Email: sarah.bryans@kzoo.edu