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Enlivening the Public Discourse with Ram Neta

Lots of people bemoan the incivility of public discourse.  But what I find even more dispiriting than its incivility is its predictability and its...

Women and Philosophy on Wikipedia

International Women's Day has become an occasion for philosophers to edit and contribute entries on Wikipedia. I asked Ege Yumusak about the edit-a-thon she...

A Bright Diversity Idea from Naomi Zack

Administrators in higher education are often ahead of faculty in understanding the need for greater demographic diversity on campus. However, often their efforts do...

Engaging children and teens with philosophy

Sharon Kaye is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University...

Applying to Grad School: What should I say in my Personal Statement?

As the graduate adviser for my department's terminal MA program at NIU, I answer a lot of questions about applying to PhD programs in...

MARGY: Up and Running

David Faraci and Graham Leach-Krouse are pleased to announce that MARGY, a free management system for confidential letters of recommendation, is up and running for the 2017...

Nominations are now open for APA leadership positions

The American Philosophical Association is now accepting nominations for APA leadership positions for terms beginning July 1, 2018. Visit the online nominations system. There will be...

Reflections on Chairing a Philosophy Department at Mid-Career (Part 2)

This is the second of a two-post series on this subject by Ronald Robles Sundstrom. See here for last week’s post. 3) Managing part-time...

Reflections on Chairing a Philosophy Department at Mid-Career (Part 1)

This is the first of two posts on the same subject by Ronald Robles Sundstrom. The second post will be published next Thursday. It...

Recommendations: How Can We Advance Open Access In The Humanities?

This is the third and final post in the Open Access in the Humanities series, a slightly revised reprint of Peter Suber’s 2004 article,...