January 2009
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Smith from Washington/Seattle to Washington & Lee
Angela Smith (ethics, moral psychology, ancient philosophy), Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington at Seattle, has accepted a senior offer from the Department of Philosophy at Washington & Lee University.
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Obama Raids Harvard Again: Jody Freeman
Details here. That brings Harvard's (perhaps temporary) losses to five: David Barron, Freeman, Elena Kagan, Daniel Meltzer, Cass Sunstein.
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University of Miami President Committed to 40% Expansion of Size of Law Faculty
Wow. The changing economic climate may affect these plans, though Professor Froomkin remains optimistic. UPDATE: More detail on the Miami faculty expansion here.
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Research Funding in Canada
Mohan Matthen (Toronto) has details on recent developments.
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Philosophy Radio Comes to North Dakota (and anywhere with Internet access)…
…courtesy of the Institute for Philosophy in Public Life at the University of North Dakota.
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Financial Armaggedon for Universities in Arizona?
Stories and links here. Please post information and links below, in the comments, about how these developments are affecting the two strong law schools in Arizona.
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Financial Armageddon for Universities in Arizona?
Several folks have flagged the scary proposals floating around the legislature. Nothing is official yet, and the pushback–which includes large student rallies–may mean that more reasonable budget cuts are proposed. Arizona readers: insights or links to stories about these developments? Other U.S. readers: are other state legislatures contemplating similarly draconian measures? Readers outside the U.S.: …
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What This Course is *Not*: The Case of Metaphysics
I suspect many teachers of metaphysics will enjoy this amusing disclaimer crafted by philosopher Ron Amundson (Hawaii). (Thanks to Jason Brennan for the pointer.)
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A bit of simple advice on bank bailouts…
…from my Chicago colleague Bernard Harcourt.
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Turmoil in the World of Law Blog Comments
Jack Balkin (Yale) has finally had to pull comments on his fine blog. "Above the Law"–whose comments sections are a cesspool of juvenile nonsense, misogyny and racism rivalling Autoadmit–isn't really cleaning things up, just trying to hide it a bit more. Orin Kerr (George Washington) comments on his efforts to maintain a worthwhile "comments" culture on his…
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Mendez from Stanford to UC Davis
Miguel Mendez, a leading authority on both the Federal and California rules of evidence, will take early retirement at Stanford Law School (where he has taught for the past three decades), and take up a full-time position on the law faculty at the University of California at Davis.
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Crane from UCL to Cambridge
Tim Crane (philosophy of mind, metaphysics), who has taught at University College London since 1990 and where he is currently Head of Department, has accepted the Knightbridge Professorship at Cambridge University, effective this fall.
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The “Analysis” Model of Handling Article Submissions
Philosopher Gualtiero Piccinini (Missouri/St. Louis) raises the question whether more journals are adopting the Analysis model in which the editor rejects many submissions, quickly, without sending them out for review. Professor Piccinini is seeking feedback from other philosophers on the subject.
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God, Teapots, and Ross Douthat
Here. Amusing.
I wonder how feasible and time-intensive it would be to make it a standard policy check for undisclosed AI usage.…