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Members of the É«É«À² Michigan Philosophy Department are involved in a wide range of outreach initiatives:

• Ethics Bowl - In conjunction with the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, graduate students and faculty from the É«É«À² Philosophy Department serve as coaches and mentors for two ethics bowl teams.
• Lyceum - Graduate students in the É«É«À² Philosophy program host the Michigan Lyceum—an initiative that promotes philosophy and critical thinking by offering a free week-long summer day camp to high school students.
• Medical Humanities - The department supports a range of programming in the medical humanities, including an undergraduate minor, an annual conference, and a lecture series.
• Minorities and Philosophy - The students and faculty of the É«É«À² Minorities in Philosophy chapter work to promote the research of minority and underrepresented groups in philosophy through a range of activities including regular reading groups, a speaker series, and an annual workshop.
• Philosophy Club - The É«É«À² Philosophy Department co-sponsors a Philosophy Club for students at Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, MI.
• Prison Education - Graduate students from the É«É«À² Philosophy Department are developing a Prison Education Program that will bring college-style courses to incarcerated individuals.
• Tax Assistance - Members of the É«É«À² Michigan Philosophy program participate in the Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program in order to provide tax assistance services to Alaskans living in isolated villages.