Dr. Paul E. Hoyt-O'Connor

Key Activities: advises third, fourth, and fifth-year scholars, including those in accelerated programs; oversees advising of fellowship programs

Director, Honors Advising & Prestigious Fellowship

paul.hoytoconnor@njit.edu

Dr. Paul Hoyt-O’Connor joined the Albert Dorman Honors College in August 2022. As the Director of Honors Advising and Prestigious Fellowships, Dr. Hoyt-O’Connor advises third, fourth, and fifth year scholars and those scholars pursuing the College’s accelerated programs. Dr. Hoyt-O’Connor also leads the advising on the array of fellowship programs which provide transformational experiences available to all NJIT students.

Dr. Hoyt-O’Connor earned his bachelor’s in philosophy and history from Fordham University and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Boston College. Enjoying introducing students to the figures and texts within the history of philosophy, he has also offered interdisciplinary courses in philosophy, economics, and politics.

Dr. Hoyt-O’Connor’s research has focused on the thought of Bernard Lonergan, authoring the book, Bernard Lonergan’s Macroeconomic Dynamics as well as several published articles which explore the relevance of the Lonergan’s thought to economic, political, and social life. Beginning in 2014, Dr. Hoyt-O’Connor has joined colleagues from Seton Hall University, Deusto University, and Columbia University in examining the Basque socio-economic model of sustainable human development, a project sponsored in part by the Agirre Lehendakaria Center for Social and Political Studies in Bilbao, Spain.