Zinhle ka’Nobuhlaluse joined the Philosophy department in August 2024 and is currently teaching Introduction to Feminist Philosophy ; and Experience, Language and Knowledge courses. They also serve as the co-ordinator and moderator of the African Feminist Initiatives Virtual Dialogues at The Pennsylvania State University. Zinhle earned their dual Ph.D. in Philosophy & Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies from The Pennsylvania State University in August 2024. Their dissertation, entitled “Towards an Existential-Standpoint Reading of Blackwomen’s Autobiographies Under Apartheid South Africa” was supervised by Nancy Tuana and Robert Bernasconi. 

They also hold a Masters Degree in Philosophy from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa earned in 2017 and their thesis, entitled “African Conceptions of Personhood as Ableist, Gendered and Anti-Queer” was supported by the  Mandela Rhodes Foundation. Additionally, Zinhle has a Bachelor of  Arts Joint Honors  Degree in Philosophy and Politics also from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa earned in 2016. They received their undergraduate degree in Political Sciences and Philosophy  in 2015 from the University of Johannesburg,  South Africa which was supported by the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation. View CV