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Everything you say is true, but what is the alternative? I don’t think people are advocating a return to in-class…
The discussion here assumes an institutional context where returning to supervised in-person assessment is at least theoretically feasible, a reasonable…
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At the risk of self-advertising:… You claim “AI is unusual in degree, not in kind” and “It is not clear…
That will include the philosophy PhD program as well, of course. Are other schools also using fee waivers in this round? Please add links in the comments, or post (with a full name) about policies of particular philosophy programs.
(Thanks to Gwen Bradford for the pointer.)
For Kent State there is a "Free Application Week" from Oct 28-Nov 7. Historically they've also had a second week in early January which is before the MA application deadline (but that hasn't been confirmed yet). I am currently updating fee waiver information on the Philosophy Admissions Spreadsheet and can let folks know if I find any other schools with (broader) application fee waivers.
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