Leonardo Salvatore
Education:
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University of Chicago M.A. – Social Sciences (MAPSS) 2024 - 2025
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Ralston College M.A. – Humanities 2023 - 2024
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Soka University of America B.A. – Liberal Arts (Humanities) Summa Cum Laude (GPA: 3.99/4.00) 2018 - 2022
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Research Areas:
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Continental Philosophy; Metaphysics; Philosophy of Religion; Ancient Greek philosophy; History of Philosophy
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Teaching:
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Paper Bilingual Humanities Tutor and Essay Reviewer 2022 - present
Soka University of America French Tutor 2018 - 2022
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Languages:
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Italian (Native); English (Native); French (Proficient); Spanish (Proficient); Portuguese (Advanced); Ancient Greek (Beginner); Modern Greek (Beginner)
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Fellowships:
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National Humanities Center's Undergraduate Leadership Council 2022
Junior Scholar - Pacific Basin Research Center 2020 - 2022
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Global Citizen Year (Brazil Fellow) 2017 - 2018
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Service:
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Referee (Journal) – Heliyon 2023
Referee (Journal) – Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Australasia Spring 2023
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Scholarships & Awards:
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Maroon Research Scholarship ($30,000) 2024 - 2025
Full-tuition Scholarship - Ralston College ($72,000) 2023 - 2024
Ikeda Scholarship ($50,000) 2019 - 2020
Excellence in Research Award 2019 - 2020
Brian McCloskey Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) 2019
Merit Scholarship ($10,000) 2019 - 20 - 21 - 22
Pacific Basin Research Center Essay Contest Winner 2019
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Honors:
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Essay Contest Finalist. "The Shadows within Us." Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. (Faculty sponsor: Ian Read, PhD) 2022
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