Interdisciplinarity in Practice: Directing a Gender Studies Program
At the University of Central Arkansas, the Gender Studies Program is an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor, but it is also a home for student organizations,...
MARGY: Managing Academic Recommendations Gratis Yay
There has been a lot of discussion over the past few years of the unfortunate state of the application system for jobs in philosophy...
The Teaching Workshop: Undergraduate Advising
Welcome again to The Teaching Workshop, where your questions related to pedagogy are answered. Each post features questions submitted by readers with answers from...
Professor Robert Audi awarded the APA’s 2016 Quinn Prize
The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce that Professor Robert Audi (University of Notre Dame) has been awarded the 2016 Quinn Prize, the...
When Reviewers Lie—A Growing Problem?
I’ve received a range of responses to articles submitted to journals. A few, either immediately or after revision, were accepted and published. Of course...
A Journal Editor’s Wish List
On any given day, it’s not uncommon for me to check my e-mail and have over 25 new messages regarding editorial matters. Some are...
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...
The Sound of Silence: Where are the Community Stakeholders in the Building of the...
An article in the July 2016 issue of Rolling Stone magazine strikes at the zenith of environmental and public philosophy. Indeed, this magazine is...
Putting Together a Speakers Series: The Center for Interpretive and Qualitative Research (CIQR)
As part of the APA Blog’s focus on service related posts, we solicited the following account to provide an example of how one can...
How to be an Effective Chair
Chairing a conference session isn’t glamorous and doesn’t pay well (or at all). Few give it much thought. This might lead one to think...