February 2011
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Fellowships for Aspiring Law Professors
Paul Caron has put up this year's list of fellowship and VAP opportunities for people who aspire to become law professors. Given that the majority of folks hired into entry-level tenure track law prof positions arrive with either a Ph.D or fellowship/VAP experience, this chart is essential reading for prospective entry-level candidates.
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Gordon Brown on whether the numbers should count
Or at least dodging the old numbers problem! (Go to the five minute mark.) (Thanks to Rob Tempio for the pointer.) UPDATE: Thanks to Mike Otsuka for the more appropriate title!
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Women in Philosophy in the US
Kathryn Norlock (Trent) sends along 2009 data on the percentage of women teaching philosophy at the postsecondary level (from this source, Table 256): women are 16.6% of the 13,000 total full-time philosophy faculty (that is, 2,158) and 26% of the 10,000 part-time instructors (that is, 2600). All together, women comprise 20.69% of postsecondary philosophy teachers…
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Proposed Obama Budget Would Cut Loans for Graduate Students
Story here. (Thanks to Fritz McDonald for the pointer.) Of course, whether PhD students should take loans is a separate question, that we've touched on previously. But it's one thing to decide not to take them, another not to even have the option. UPDATE: Ariela Tubert (Puget Sound) writes with a correction: If I read…
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Professional advice sought from my readers
James Taranto–yes, that James Taranto–has deemed me a "kook" in his Wall Street Journal on-line column (because of this). Despite my pleasure in this recognition, I face a puzzling question: namely, how to properly record this recognition on my CV? Reader input would be appreciated. UPDATE: It appears I miscopied the poll code, so it's…
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Law Prof Put on Leave Under Allegations of Racism and Sexism
Widener law professor Lawrence Connell has been placed on administrative leave as a result of student allegations that he engaged in "cursing and coarse behavior", made "racist and sexist statements" and offered hypotheticals featuring "violent, personal scenarios that demean and threaten" colleagues. One repeated victim featured in the professor's Criminal Law murder hypos? Dean Linda Ammons. …
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“Philosoraptor”
Cute image! (Thanks to Brad Wray for the pointer.)
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The Attack on Tenure in Utah
This one is pretty brazen, though it is certainly a sign of the times. (Thanks to Dan Weiskopf for the pointer.)
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More on the Puerto Rico Crisis
Here, thanks to Phil Gasper, again.
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Ohio Public Sector Unions Under Attack Too
A news story here. (Thanks to Christopher Gauker for the pointer.)
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Arizona State’s PhD Program in Philosophy in Limbo
Several readers have informed me that applicants to the PhD program have been notified that the program may be discontinued, though they will continue to offer a terminal MA. ASU was always listed among the top terminal MA programs, when that was all they offered, and they will be so listed again in the event…
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RWU Scholarly Productivity Study Updated
Here. Recall that this is for schools outside the USN&WR "top 50." Here are the top 20: 1 Florida State University (14.67) 2 University of San Diego (12.52) 3 Yeshiva University (Cardozo) (12.09) 4 Case Western Reserve University (10.29) 5 University of Richmond (10.07) 6 University of Missouri– Columbia (9.15) 7 Brooklyn Law School (8.91)…
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I’ve Been Caught Expressing Verboten Opinions in Cyberspace!
Rightly so, of course. (I've already been chastised in anonymous e-mails!) As a matter of cultural and political norms, though, it is interesting that my rather benign comments about the collapse of the Soviet Union should be thought refutable-simply-by-quotation by someone on the American Right. Perhaps they forgot that Stalin died in the 1950s? UPDATE: …
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
But not so much for these folks. (Thanks to Eva Ghirmai for the pointer.)
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Might the lateral market improve soon given how tight the rookie market has been this year and last?
Here's a hopeful scenario, suggested by one job seeker: The post on your blog…about lateral hiring reminds me of a conversation I had a few weeks ago with some of my fellow would-be entry level hires about what might happen in the lateral market over the next few years, given the demand-side weakness in the…
Sorry, in the *20* years since it was published.