MAGDALENA CZUBAK SCHOLLE, PHD
EDUCATION
2000-05 University of Warsaw, Poland. PhD with highest honors in Philosophy
Thesis: The Individual and the Community in the Philosophy of Aelred of Rievaulx
1995-2000 University of Warsaw, Poland. BS with highest honors in Philosophy & Sociology.
Thesis: The Influence of Cicero's "De Amicitia" on Aelred of Rievaulx's Conception of Spiritual Friendship.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 - 2011: Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw, Poland.
Tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Philosophy. Activities included writing and publication of original research, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, serving on advisory committees for graduate students, grading and critiquing student papers and tests, and serving as thesis adviser.
Undergraduate and Graduate courses taught 2008-2010:
History of Philosophy: Ancient to Pre-Renaissance
Introduction to Semiotics
Loving Friendship in Medieval Thought
Latin translation graduate seminar
2006-10: Visiting Professor, Economic and Humanistic College in Skierniewice, Poland.
Renewable annual contract to teach undergraduates interested in a teaching degree.
Undergraduate courses taught:
Ethics of Business and Commerce
Elementary Logic
Introduction to Philosophy
Pedagogy (undergraduate seminar)
2007: Visiting Professor, Department of Law and Administration, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University
A one-time contract to teach an undergraduate course in the Ethics of Governance.
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2002-05 Elected to Membership in the Scientific Academy of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw.
2001 Elected to membership in the admissions committee, University of Warsaw.
2000-05 Full-tuition academic scholarship for graduate studies at the University of Warsaw. Supported by the University of Warsaw. Earned through highest honors as undergraduate.
1997-1998 Co-authored a locally-published "Cliff Notes" for Professor Jadacki's courses on semiotics, at his request.
1995-2000 Academic, full-tuition scholarship for undergraduate study at any university in Poland. Supported by Polish Department of Education. Earned through 2nd place finish at the 1993 Polish National Philosophical Olympiad for high-school students.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
Czubak M., Reading primer of logic (Elementarz logiki), Economic and Humanistic College in Skierniewice, Skierniewice 2007, pp. 1-151.
Aelred of Rievaulx, De anima (O duszy), Translated with introduction by M. Czubak, Publishing Company Marek Derewiecki, Warsaw 2009, pp. 1-104.
Czubak M., The Individual and the Community in the Philosophy of Aelred of Rievaulx (Jednostka i wspólnota w ujeciu Aelreda z Rievaulx), Semper, Warsaw 2010, pp. 1-130.
ARTICLES
M. W. Martin, Professionalism in Teaching Ethics (Profesjonalizm w nauczaniu etyki), Participation in Polish translation M. Czubak, "Philosophical Education" ("Edukacja Filozoficzna") 25 (1998), pp. 131-147.
Czubak M., The Nature and Faculties of the Soul according to Aelred of Rievaulx, "Philosophical Review" ("Przeglad Filozoficzny") 3 (2002), pp. 151-165.
Czubak M., Aelred of Rievaulx - the Problem of Fate of Human Soul after her Separating from Body, "Philosophical Education" ("Edukacja Filozoficzna") 36 (2003), pp. 227-233.
Czubak M., Aelred of Rievaulx: Practical Aspect of Friendship, "Ancient and Mediaeval Studies" ("Studia Antyczne i Mediewistyczne") 36 (2003), pp. 111-127.
Czubak M., Aelred of Rievaulx's Theory of Friendship, "Ethics" ("Etyka") 37 (2004), pp. 70-84.
Czubak M., Interpretation of the Bible in the Treatise "De Iesu puero duodenni" by Aelred of Rievaulx, "Ancient and Mediaeval Studies" ("Studia Antyczne i Mediewistyczne") 38 (2005), pp. 115-125.
Czubak M., The Brotherly Love as Basis Ties of Community according to Aelred of Rievaulx, "Studies over Ancient and Mediaeval Philosophy - the Philosophical aspects of Mediaeval Mysticism" ("Studia nad filozofia starozytna i sredniowieczna - filozoficzne aspekty sredniowiecznej mistyki"), T. III, Warsaw 2005, pp. 107-180.
Czubak M., The Correspondence of St. Bernard of Clairvaux and Aelred of Rievaulx, with Polish translation: Bernard's letter to Aelred and Preface of Aelred to his work De speculo caritatis, "Ancient and Mediaeval Studies" ("Studia Antyczne i Mediewistyczne") 41 (2008), pp. 199-206.
Czubak M., Vita activa and vita contemplativa according to Aelred of Rievaulx, with Polish translation his Sermon XIX, "Ancient and Mediaeval Studies" ("Studia Antyczne i Mediewistyczne") 42 (2009), pp. 125-135.
Czubak M., The influence of Rule of St. Benedykt on works the Aelred of Rievaulx, with Polish translation of Sermons VI, VII and VIII of Aelred of Rievaulx, in: "To know how the Things are" ("Poznac jak sie rzeczy maja"), ed. Dr. A. Górniak, Warsaw 2010, pp. 301-320.
Czubak M., The Literal, The Allegorical and The Moral Sence of Aelred's treaty "De Iesu puero duo denni", "Ancient and Mediaeval Studies" ("Studia Antyczne i Mediewistyczne") 43 (2010), pp. 75-76.
Aelred of Rievaulx, "De Iesu puero duodenni", Participation in Polish translation M. Czubak, "Ancient and Mediaeval Studies" ("Studia Antyczne i Mediewistyczne") 43 (2010), pp. 77-97.
Czubak M., The Letter of Izaac of Stella "On the Soul", with Polish translation Epistola de Anima by Izaac of Stella, "Ancient and Mediaeval Studies" ("Studia Antyczne i Mediewistyczne") 43 (2010), pp. 99-117.
In Press
Czubak M., Bernard of Clairvaux and the Cistercian mysticism in XII, pp. 1-37, in:Philosophical Guide (Przewodnik Filozoficzny) ed. Dr. A. Kijewska, planned edition in 2012.
Aelred of Rievaulx, De institutione inclusarum (Regula dla pustelnicy) and Oratio pastoralis (Modlitwy pastoralne), Translated with introduction M. Czubak, pp. 1-90, Publishing Company Marek Derewiecki, planned edition in 2012.
REFERENCES
Dr. Mikolaj Olszewski, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw
Dr. Jacek Juliusz Jadacki, Institute of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw
Dr. Mieczyslaw Boczar, Institute of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw
Dr. Dobrochna Dembinska-Siury, Institute of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw
INTERESTS
Drawing, oil painting, swimming, cycling and coffee tasting:)
LANGUAGES
Polish - native, English - fluent, Latin - fluent, Spanish - fluent, German - basic, French - basic, Russian - basic.