In-Person Meetings for Classes on Monday, January 26, 2026 are Cancelled; Online/remote classes to be held as determined by Faculty.

Public Safety is tracking a significant snowfall that will be arriving in our area late Sunday morning (Jan. 25). It will snow heavily throughout the day and evening eventually tapering off Monday (Jan. 26) with 10-14 inches expected statewide. A sleet and freezing rain mix is also possible along the shore. Temperatures will be in the teens and twenties.

Due to this significant winter storm and the extensive campus clean-up operations that will need to take place, all in-person day and evening classes scheduled for Monday, January 26, 2026 have been cancelled. All scheduled in-person classes will transition to being held online or remotely. Additional information on the virtual format for each class will be provided by your instructor.

Faculty have been asked to prepare for Online or Remote sessions in the event of in-person meeting cancellations. These options will be determined by the Faculty member and all questions should be directed to the Faculty teaching each course section. Faculty also have been asked to be very understanding and accommodating of the individual situations of their students who may have difficulty managing these alternative online or remote class meetings on short notice.

Please note that only essential employees, as previously determined by their respective department leaders, should report to campus. All other employees should fulfill the requirements of their role remotely.

Campus operations for residential students, unless otherwise noted, will operate as scheduled, though hours may be modified or changed based on the conditions. Separate messages will be sent from the Peterson Library, the Beckerman Recreation Center, and Dining Services regarding any changes to their normal hours of operation. The Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation will remain open for residential students to use for study space and to participate in online classes.

Off-campus students that live in the City of West Haven should abide by the city’s parking ban during inclement weather to avoid having their vehicle tagged and towed. Please check the City of West Haven’s website for further information on their snow parking ban.

Joel Marks, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Department of Human Sciences - Philosophy
College of Arts and Sciences

Education

B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University
M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Connecticut

About Joel

Joel Marks has also directed a symposium series at the University of New Haven on "Ethics in the Workplace"; hosted the radio program, "Student Scene," on WNHU, West Haven, and co-hosted "The Professors" on WNHU and CTV; and writes occasional columns on ethics, astronomy, and other topics for newspapers, magazines, and blogs..

Published Books and Articles

Ought Implies Kant: A Reply to the Consequentialist Critique. Lexington Books, 2009.

Moral Moments: Very Short Essays on Ethics. University Press of America, 2000.

Emotions in Asian Thought: A Dialogue in Comparative Philosophy
(Contributor and Co-Editor with Roger T. Ames). State University of New York Press, 1995.

The Hoffnung Festschrift (Co-Editor with David E. E. Sloane). Special issue (Vol. XXI) of Essays in Arts and Sciences (University of New Haven), 1992.

The Ways of Desire: New Essays in Philosophical Psychology on the Concept of Wanting (Editor and Contributor). Precedent Publishing, 1986.

"Activism as Integrity." Philosophy Now, no. 67, May/June 2008, pp. 44-5.

"A Planet by any other Name." Think (Royal Institute of Philosophy), winter 2007, pp. 101-4.

"Cheating 101: Ethics as a Lab Course."
Teaching Philosophy, vol. 26, no. 2, June 2003, pp. 131-45.

In the Media

Hartford Courant: Missing daylight? I bring you glad tidings

Joel Marks, professor emeritus of philosophy, wrote an op-ed on why he is not switching his clocks back to Eastern Standard Time.

The Sun (United Kingdom): Professor Reveals the Major Threat to Humanity Posed by Comets

Prof Joel Marks from the University of New Haven, US, says comets are bigger and faster than asteroids and meteors.