February 2012
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Vincent Hendricks, of Synthese Scandal Fame, has a special course webpage
Here. I'll just quote my correspondents. A philosopher in the UK wrote: "here's some interesting further data about the level of professionalism of the Synthese editorial team." A philosopher in the US: "If one didn't already have sufficient reason to boycott the journal…." And a philosophy grad student in the US: "There are so many different…
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Bloomberg Law talks to David Anziska, the Lead Lawyer in the Class Actions Against Law Schools
This is a well-done interview and also quite revealing, especially the little dance Mr. Anziska does around the reliance question. Also striking is his admission that they are, indeed, looking for a global settlement involving partial tuition reimbursement and third-party auditing of employment data reported by schools. (He doesn't mention attorney fees, but presumably he'd like that…
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Bloomberg Law talks to David Anziska, the Lead Lawyer in the Class Actions Against Law Schools
This is a well-done interview and also quite revealing, especially the little dance Mr. Anziska does around the reliance question. Also striking is his admission that they are, indeed, looking for a global settlement involving partial tuition reimbursement and third-party auditing of employment data reported by schools. (He doesn't mention attorney fees, but presumably he'd like that…
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Philosophers at Oregon State Teach a Course on the “Occupy” Movement
A news story about the course here, and you can see the course syllabus here.
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On Academic Ebooks
Jo Wolff (UCL) comments.
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The NY Times Can Acknowledge the Obvious When “Respected” Experts Who are not “Leftists” Notice
This is classic New York Times (which only in America could be regarded as a "left-wing" newspaper): What if the legitimacy of free market capitalism in America is facing fundamental challenges that the candidates and their parties are not addressing? Here are some of the issues that are making some politicians and political thinkers uneasy: Are…
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Massimi from UCL to Edinburgh
Michela Massimi (history and philosophy of science, Kant), Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London, has accepted appointment as Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.
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This is the last time I ever talk to anyone from The National Jurist…
…since this story about the Texas fiasco makes it sound like I was disputing Larry Sager's claim that he was using money to retain faculty. Of course he was, it just wasn't the case that I left because of financial issues. It's also a shame to see the repetition of the gender inequity canard. (Earlier coverage here…
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This is the last time I ever talk to anyone from The National Jurist…
…since this story about the Texas fiasco makes it sound like I was disputing Larry Sager's claim that he was using money to retain faculty. Of course he was, it just wasn't the case that I left because of financial issues. It's also a shame to see the repetition of the gender inequity canard. (Earlier coverage here…
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More on the Class Actions Against Law Schools
This is an informative news segment about the lawsuits, including one of the plaintiffs against John Marshall Law School, as well as Dean David Yellen of Loyola-Chicago who makes a number of good points. As Dean Yellen notes–and as a reading of the complaints (which are largely cut-and-paste jobs, sometimes with the wrong school name showing…
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More on the Class Actions Against Law Schools
This is an informative news segment about the lawsuits, including one of the plaintiffs against John Marshall Law School, as well as Dean David Yellen of Loyola-Chicago who makes a number of good points. As Dean Yellen notes–and as a reading of the complaints (which are largely cut-and-paste jobs, sometimes with the wrong school name showing…
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Entry-level hiring report from Prawfs Blog
MOVING TO FRONT FROM FEB. 8 TO ENCOURAGE MORE SUBMISSIONS It's here. Past years have tended to under-count quite a bit, so do take a moment, if you are a candidate or a hiring chair, to note your junior hires so we can get a more reliable snapshot of the market.
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Entry-level hiring report from Prawfs Blog
MOVING TO FRONT FROM FEB. 8 TO ENCOURAGE MORE SUBMISSIONS It's here. Past years have tended to under-count quite a bit, so do take a moment, if you are a candidate or a hiring chair, to note your junior hires so we can get a more reliable snapshot of the market.
Dear Roger of Invisible America, Your remarks towards the end of this comment about Nat Goldhaber (I’ve got a friend…