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How “Originality” and “Interdisciplinarity” Can Mislead Philosophy Students (guest post)

Clarifying these expectations is not a minor pedagogical matter. It is essential to helping students succeed, avoid wasted effort, and stay motivated.
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US Issues Clarification on New Visa Fee

The Trump administration has issued an update to the president’s recent proclamation about new visa fees, with implications for current international students and faculty. (more…)

The PSA’s “Office Hour” Returns

The Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) is continuing its excellent expert “office hour” series this semester—a program other academic associations should consider adopting. (more…)

Philosophy Summer Programs for Graduate Students/PhDs – 2025

Please use the comments section on this post to share information about Summer 2025 Programs in Philosophy for graduate students and/or PhDs in philosophy. (more…)

Winter Schools in Philosophy 2024-2025

In the past Daily Nous has had posts collecting information about summer schools in philosophy (for example). A graduate student in philosophy has now written in requesting a similar post for winter schools. (more…)

The Philosophy of Science Association’s Excellent “Office Hours”

Here’s a useful idea from the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) that other philosophy groups should consider duplicating: the expert office hour. (more…)

One Philosophy Student Among This Year’s Newcombe Fellows

Italo Alves, a PhD student in the Department of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, is the sole philosophy student among the 2024 class of Newcombe Fellows. (more…)

Support for Canadian Graduate Students on Strike

A Canadian graduate student in philosophy writes in about how graduate students at several institutions are “on strike for a substantive money raise because our funding is incredibly low.” (more…)

2023 Survey Results: Graduate Student Income (guest post)

How do current graduate students in philosophy PhD programs perceive their financial situation? (more…)

Helping Philosophy Grad Students on Strike (updated)

As we noted last week, graduate student workers at Boston University (BU) have gone on strike to demand increased stipends and improved benefits. (more…)

Grad Studenting in the Summer

What should philosophy graduate students be doing in the summertime? (more…)

Philosophy Summer Programs for Graduate Students/PhDs – 2024

Please use the comments section on this post to share information about Summer 2024 Programs in Philosophy for graduate students and/or PhDs in philosophy. (more…)

BPPA Starts New Membership Program

The British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA), the main Philosophy association for postgraduate students (graduate students) in the UK, has been around since 1997, but only just now has begun a membership program. (more…)

Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups

New virtual writing groups for people working on dissertations in philosophy will be forming soon.

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Two Philosophy Students Among New Newcombe Fellows

The Institute for Citizens & Scholars has announced the recipients of its 2023-24 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. Two philosophy PhD students are among the winners. (more…)

The Ends and Means of a Graduate Student Conference

A graduate student in philosophy has the responsibility of organizing a graduate student conference hosted by their department, and has some questions, starting with:

1. “Why put on a graduate student conference? What should the purpose of a graduate conference be?“ (more…)

Temple U. Philosophy Faculty Express Support for Striking Grad Students

Graduate students at Temple University have been on strike since the end of January, seeking an increase in wages, more affordable healthcare, longer parental and bereavement leave, and better working conditions. (more…)

Virtual Dissertation Writing Groups

New virtual writing groups for people working on dissertations in philosophy will be forming soon.

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Reports from Striking University of California Philosophy Graduate Students

A strike by approximately 48,000 academic workers at the University of California’s 10 campuses is in its second week. The main issue is compensation, with graduate workers and others calling for major pay increases, improved parental leave and benefits, subsidies for public transportation, research funding, support for international scholars, and increased support ..

A graduate student in philosophy wrote to share that he and another student had been recently booted from an edited collection under contract with Cambridge University Press (CUP) because, he says, the press does not allow chapters to be authored solely by graduate students. (more…)

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