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If much of the interest of high-quality papers lies between the lines—in the metaphorical fire that a paper lights in…
I would also recommend that potential grad students make inquiries into how far the compensation package actually goes towards cost…
It’s a mix. I’m still in the UAE with my family, and we feel safe. But some students and faculty…
In the above comment, Michel wrote: “As an aside, every once in a while I check out how the chatbots…
I could imagine LLMs having saved me a *ton* of time in graduate school–e.g., by having supplied reasonable answers to…
The McMaster Department of Philosophy has now put together the following notice commemorating Barry: Barry Allen: A Philosophical Life Barry…
William Bratton, the Peter P. Weidenbruch, Jr. Professor of Business Law at Georgetown Law Center, will be moving to the University of Pennsylvania next fall. Professor Bratton began his teaching career at Cardozo, moving to Rutgers-Newark and George Washington, before landing at Georgetown. He works in the areas of corporate law and corporate finance.
— Dan Filler
My former colleagues at another university in Middle East have also been moved to online teaching indefinitely, with the students…