▁M ell on ▁Fellow ship ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁philosophy ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Before ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁V ass ar , ▁Van ▁Norden ▁was ▁a ▁Vis iting ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Verm ont , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Northern ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Van ▁Norden ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁V ass ar ▁College ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁Chair ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Philosoph y ▁Department ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Chinese ▁& ▁Japanese . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁at ▁Wu han ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁on ▁Non - West ern ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁its ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Status ▁of ▁Asian ▁and ▁Asian - American ▁Philosoph ers ▁and ▁Philosoph ies ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Philosoph ical ▁Association . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁Editor ial ▁Board ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Philosoph ical ▁Re views ▁and ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Philosoph ical ▁G our met ▁Report . ▁ ▁Van ▁Norden ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁compet itive ▁fellow ships ▁and ▁awards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁scholar ▁at ▁Academia ▁Sin ica ▁in ▁Tai pe i , ▁Taiwan . ▁ ▁Van ▁Norden ▁was ▁identified ▁as