New APA Graduate Student Council: Nominations now open!
At its most recent meeting, the board of officers unanimously approved the creation of a new APA Graduate Student Council (GSC).
The GSC will serve...
French, German, Greek, Latin, but Not Arabic, Chinese, or Sanskrit?
When I was graduate student in Berkeley in the 1990s, philosophy PhD students were required to pass exams in two of the following four...
Yes, Your Emails to Congress Matter
A Message from the National Humanities Alliance
We have all become familiar with urgent requests in our inboxes and social media feeds to write our...
The Dance of Life (Video)
The APA blog is very pleased to announce a partnership with the Institute of Art and Ideas (IAI). IAI was founded in 2008 by...
Philosophy as Love of Wisdom and in the Public Sphere
Some years ago, the economic downturn inspired me to put aside my business endeavors and return to school to study philosophy. I had loved...
How to Meet People Where They Are
We should do a better job of letting the public know what we’re up to. More specifically, philosophers should do a better job of...
Socrates On Flatbush Avenue: Reflections on the LIU-Brooklyn Faculty Lockout
On September 3, 2016, three days before a proposed contract was to be put to a vote, the unionized faculty of LIU-Brooklyn was locked...
Writing Thoughtfully In Unthinking Times
If these are, as they seem, unthinking times, then what, if anything, can we do? I have an idea that writing can help thinking…...
Seven Ways You Can Support Academics in Turkey
The situation for academics in Turkey has dramatically worsened since the failed coup on July 15, a matter of increasing importance given the investigations,...
Discussion: Finding the time and space to write
The summer break is drawing to an end, summer writing deadlines are looming, and we're looking for tips on what time and space helps...