June 2012
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President Sullivan Reinstated at UVA
More details here.
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Systematic Data on Turnaround Time for Philosophy Journal Publishing?
A Dean elsewhere writes: With regard to journal publishing in the humanities and social sciences there is a significant body of data on the situation in economics which is mostly gloomy. I know of several universities where because of the long time between submission and acceptance economics departments are now urging faculty to stop the…
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Constitutional law experts overwhelmingly think the Affordable Care Act is Constitutional…
…but a majority think the super-legislature will strike down some of it.
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Your United States Supreme Court at work…
…and for sale.
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Gray on Zizek
This is pretty damning. Is it fair? Substantive replies only; full name in the author line and a valid e-mail address required.
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NRC Report on Research Universities
Longtime reader Roger Albin, a neurologist at the University of Michigan Medical School, writes: The National Research Council (arm of the National Academy) issued a report on research universities. The main focus is on science and technology but among their recommendations are increasing Federal research funding, increased state funding of universities, and increased autonomy for…
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“Kool Kandy Kantian” at 3AM
And she invokes the priority of the first-person point of view in practical deliberation (a sneaky Kantian thing to do, of course).
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In Memoriam: Ann Scales
Professor Ann Scales, from the University of Denver School of Law faculty, passed away Sunday. She was 60. Scales, a feminist law scholar, previously taught at the University of New Mexico School of Law. Al Brophy writes more about her here.
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Are there countries where the philosophy job market is growing?
Reader Nicholas Rebol writes: My question, that I was hoping you could post to your readers, is how the job market in Philosophy in the USA compares to any other nations. Are there places where the field is growing? I understand that this may be way too simplistic a question for how complicated the job market situation…
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On the Egyptian election
Historian Juan Cole (Michigan) is informative.
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Virginia Governor Enters the Fray
The natural way to read this threat is that Dragas is finished. I suppose it's possible that he really just wants Board unanimity, but given that there's almost no support for the Dragas position, that seems unlikely. UPDATE: Dragas replies. Wow! And she is now indirectly disparaging Sullivan. One can only hope her head is handed to…
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Faculty/Administration Dynamics at One Non-Flagship State University
Instructive, I suspect, about problems familiar elsewhere. (Thanks to Steven James for the pointer.)
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Possible 10% Cut to NEH Funding Making Its Way Through Congress
Details here. Perhaps it will fare better in the Senate. (Thanks to Mark Couch for the pointer.)
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Cecile Fabre (Oxford)…
…at 3AM.
My former colleagues at another university in Middle East have also been moved to online teaching indefinitely, with the students…