Tag: faculty
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Summer 2022 Programs in Philosophy for Graduate Students and/or PhDs
Please use the comments section on this post to share information about 2022 Summer Programs in Philosophy for graduate students and/or philosophy PhDs.
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Tenured & Tenure-Track Profs: Take the Summer Off from Teaching (guest post by Ted Shear)
In the following guest post*, Ted Shear, lecturer in philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder, suggests a way that those with secure positions…
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Facts and Figures About U.S. Philosophy Departments
Humanities Indicators, a project of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences that gathers information about the humanities in the United States, has released…
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AAUP Faculty Compensation Report Released
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has published the results of its 2019-20 Faculty Compensation Survey.
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Developments at St. Cloud State University
In September, the administration of St. Cloud State University announced it was proceeding with plans for “retrenchment” that will result in philosophy professors, theatre professors, and librarians…
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Schoubye from Edinburgh to Stockholm
Andres Schoubye, currently lecturer in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, has accepted an offer of a senior lectureship in the…
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Philosophy at Two-Year Colleges
Approximately 90% of community colleges offer courses in philosophy, and those courses are taken by roughly 255,000 to 275,000 students per term, or about…
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In Philosophy Departments, More Women Faculty Means More Women Students Earning PhDs
Among U.S. philosophy departments with graduate programs, those with a higher proportion of women faculty award more PhDs to women students.
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Williams from Columbia to Northeastern
Patricia Williams, currently the James L. Dohr Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, will be moving to Northeastern University, where she will have a…
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Marriott from Santa Cruz to Penn State
David S. Marriott, professor in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be joining the faculty at Pennsylvania…
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L.A. Paul from UNC to Yale
Laurie (L.A.) Paul, currently Eugene Falk Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at UNC Chapel Hill and Professorial Fellow in the Arché Research Centre at the University of St…
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Fallis & Mathiesen from Arizona to Northeastern
Don Fallis and Kay Mathiesen, philosophers currently at the University of Arizona’s School of Information, have accepted offers from the Department of Philosophy at…
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AAUP Releases Report on Faculty Salaries
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has released its Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2017-18.
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St. Andrews Hires Berto and Dickie
The Department of Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews has made two senior hires: Francesco Berto, currently professor at the Institute for Logic, Language and…
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Leeds Declares Punitive Pay Measures Against Faculty; Philosophers Respond By Resigning As External Examiners
The University of Leeds has told its faculty and staff that they will not be paid while on strike, and will be docked 25%…
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“Research Active Faculty” Criteria
(NOTE: I’m reposting this because there appeared to be problems with commenting on the original version.) A philosophy professor writes in with some questions…
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Leftow from Oxford to Rutgers
Brian Leftow, currently Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at Oriel College, Oxford University, has accepted a position at Rutgers University…
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Douglas from Waterloo to Michigan State
Heather Douglas, currently associate professor of philosophy and holder of the Waterloo Chair in Science and Society at the University of Waterloo, has accepted…
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Taylor from Penn State to Vanderbilt
Paul C. Taylor, currently professor of philosophy and African American studies, as well as associate dean of undergraduate studies, at Penn State, has accepted…
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McGrath from Missouri to Rutgers
Matthew McGrath, currently professor and chair of philosophy at the University of Missouri, will become professor of philosophy at Rutgers University beginning next summer.