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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…
St. Cloud State University is poised to selectively fire tenured faculty in some targeted programs, pleading financial exigency, but in violation of its own rules and policies for such cases. If any reader knows of a good employment lawyer in Minnesota, please shoot me an e-mail (bleiter@uchicago.edu): time is of the essence! Thanks.
UPDATE: Many thanks for suggestions from several readers; the faculty member in question now has legal counsel.
My former colleagues at another university in Middle East have also been moved to online teaching indefinitely, with the students…