May 2008
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UC Riverside’s New Class of PhD Students
A snapshot of one program’s admissions season here. One thing not reported is the areas of interest of applicants and admitted applicants. Because there is always a large pool of applicants interested in Continental philosophy, and UC Riverside is one of the dominant programs in this area, my guess would be that their total volume…
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New Biography of Rorty by a Sociologist
I have been meaning to mention Neil Gross’s new book on Richard Rorty, which I read much of in manuscript quite some time ago. (There is an interview with Professor Gross here). The book is partly a contribution to the sociology of ideas and intellectuals (what is called "the new sociology of ideas"), and partly…
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OSU Dean Rogers Named Interim AG of Ohio; Prof. Michaels Named Interim Dean
The Ohio State news release is here.
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Philosopher Interested in Studying Law for a Year Seeks Advice
A philosopher at a state university writes: I’m hoping to impose upon your good will and perhaps that of your blog(s) readers. I’m a soon-to-be tenured philosopher doing ethical theory and history of ethics who regularly teaches philosophy of law. I’m up for sabbatical year after next and I’m contemplating pursuing a Masters in Legal…
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Philosophy Professor Wanting to Pursue One-Year MLS Seeks Advice
Here. If you have information about MLS programs, and in particular funding, please post the information at the other site. Thanks.
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Success Rates of Law School Graduates in Securing Teaching Jobs
MOVING TO FRONT: Corrected version of this ranking is now on-line, incorporating additional data courtesy of Professor Solove. ========================== Based on data compiled by Daniel Solove, here is a ranking of the schools whose graduates had the most success on the teaching market the past two years. The sample for the study is small, though…
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The Subprime Mortgage Crisis “for Dummies”
Here. Very clear, and amusing.
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Aldana from Nevada to McGeorge
Raquel Aldana (immigration law, criminal law, public international law), Professor of Law at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, has accepted a senior offer from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific.
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Nottingham Graduate Student and Employee Arrested and Threatened with Deportation…
…for downloading Al Qaeda materials from a U.S. government website related to his research! There is a news report here.
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Sreenivasan from Toronto to Duke
Gopal Sreenivasan (moral and political philosophy) at the University of Toronto has accepted the Crown Chair in Ethics at Duke University, where he will have a joint appointment in the Department of Philosophy and the Medical School. UPDATE: Duke Philosophy sends a minor correction: Professor Sreenivasan has not yet resigned from Toronto; he will, instead,…
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Student-Edited Law Reviews, Once Again
Professor Tamanaha (St. John’s) raises the issue here, noting that in order to overcome the non-merit-based nature of editorial review by student-edited law reviews, we need "to come to a collective recognition that the placement of an article is not itself a measure of its quality. Law professors often say this, but deep down they…
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A Useful Set of Links to the Job Placement Pages…
…for the top thirty doctoral programs in philosophy in the English-speaking world.
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Waldron on the Prohibition of Hate Speech
Some comments on an interesting recent essay here.
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Washburn from Minnesota to Arizona
Kevin Washburn (Federal Indian law, criminal law) at the University of Minnesota has accepted a senior offer from the University of Arizona College of Law where he joins Robert A. Williams, Jr. and S. James Anaya, among others, in what is probably the country’s leading Federal Indian law program. UPDATE: I’ve heard from some scholars…
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Brown Student Expelled (!!!) For Throwing a Pie at Thomas “No Ideas and the Ability to Express Them” Friedman
There is a petition protesting the de facto expulsion here. Friedman himself did not press charges. Expulsion seems a tad disproportionate to the offense. UPDATE: For those new to the blog, and unfamiliar with my view of Friedman, this post from several years ago may help. ONE MORE: Here’s a video of the incident. (Link…
Saul Smilansky PARADOXICAL ETHICS (Oxford University Press, 2026). Available by Open Access. https://academic.oup.com/book/62721?login=false Paradoxical Ethics is a unique book, exploring…