Gene Witmer, Chair of the Department at the University of Florida, offers the following update on their graduate program. (HT: Leiter Reports)
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Update on UF’s Graduate Program
Posted in Grad School, News & Notes on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Grad School Offers
Posted in Grad School, News & Notes on April 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Congratulations to those who have been accepted for graduate studies!
UNF’s Department of Philosophy would particularly like to congratulate a number of our own students on their accomplishments:
Quincy Faircloth has accepted an offer from the Ph.D. program in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He also had an offer from the Ph.D. [...]
Grad School Applications Deadline
Posted in Grad School on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The MA program in Practical Philosophy and Applied Ethics at the University of North Florida continues to accept applications for its Fall 2009 class. Various forms of aid and support are available for qualified students, including teaching assistantships, research assistantships, university scholarships, and the Ethics Center fellowship. Applicants interested in being considered for [...]
How Can Non-Elite PhD Programs Help Their Students?
Posted in Grad School, Job Market, Teaching Philosophy on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Should they encourage them to publish?
(HT: Leiter)
Anonymous Application Dossiers
Posted in General Interest, Grad School, Job Market on January 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There’s a very interesting discussion at PEA Soup about the possibility of anonymous job applications to avoid, among other things, potential pedigree bias.
Bad Job Market News
Posted in General Interest, Grad School, Job Market, News & Notes on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The scoop on the humanities at Inside Higher Ed.
More Philosophy PhD Advice
Posted in General Interest, Grad School on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is it wise or unwise to apply to the same program twice? Find out here.
Thinking about Implicit Bias
Posted in General Interest, Grad School, Job Market, News & Notes, Teaching Philosophy on November 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Feminist Philosophers have begun a series of posts on implicit bias and hiring practices. As readers may remember from discussions last year, women are only about twenty percent of philosophers, making philosophy among the worst in the humanities with regard to sex parity. Statistics are similarly dismal for racial and ethnic minorities.
There have been [...]
General Advice about Applying to Philosophy PhD Programs
Posted in General Interest, Grad School, News & Notes on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At Leiter Reports.
UPDATE: And more at The Splintered Mind.
Standards of Philosophical Excellence
Posted in General Interest, Grad School on June 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A reader recently submitted the following question for other FSPB readers:
Recent discussion at the Splintered Mind about PhD application and admittance made me go over a question that’s been on my mind for a while. I have been a student at one fairly prestigious regional university and one less prestigious university. As a student, I [...]
No Elimination of UF’s Ph.D. … Yet
Posted in General Interest, Grad School, News & Notes on May 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This observation just in from Sabrina Jamil:
Not sure how many are aware, but a revised version of the proposal has passed.
Although the Ph.D. program was not eliminated, admissions to the program are frozen until at least 2012. There is a 60 day window for additional changes to be made. More from the Gainesville Sun here:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080514/NEWS/383568383/1002/NEWS/UF_trustees_approve_budget_cuts_with_revisions_
This [...]
UF President Machen calls for a new university budget that eliminates the PhD program in philosophy
Posted in General Interest, Grad School, News & Notes on May 10, 2008 | 31 Comments »
President Bernie Machen has proposed that UF’s Ph.D program in philosophy be eliminated (along with Ph.D program in Romance Languages and Literatures with concentration in French and Ph.D. program in German) to help balance the university’s budget. Here is the same information presented in .pdf format; the relevant information is on page 7.
UPDATE (Vitz, 05/06/08): [...]
In Praise of Academic Effort
Posted in General Interest, Grad School, Philosophy of Psychology, Teaching Philosophy on January 2, 2008 | 14 Comments »
With the Spring semester right around the corner, I thought this article would be appropriate. The article is geared toward teachers and parents, but I think it’s helpful for students to think about what theory of intelligence they hold and how it might affect their academic performance:
Our society worships talent, and many people assume that [...]
Some of My Thoughts on the Application Process
Posted in General Interest, Grad School on September 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m not sure whether I have anything really unique to say about this subject or not, but considering the facts that it has come up recently on this blog and others, that I’m new to this blog, that I got my undergraduate degree from a school in Florida (FSU), and that my application [...]
Applying to PhD Programs in Philosophy
Posted in General Interest, Grad School on September 22, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Eric Schwitzgebel has some useful reflections for prospective applicants here.
A List of Philosophical Activities
Posted in CFPs, Conferences, General Interest, Grad School on August 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Below I have listed brief descriptions for several conferences, grouped by school or organization. In addition to that, I have also listed information on some calls for papers. Please note that some conferences are still accepting papers and some are not, but that information is mentioned. I hope you find this information useful and will [...]
Interested in Doing Ph.D. Work in Continental Philosophy?
Posted in Continental Philosophy, Grad School on August 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Suggestions for which departments might be best suited to your interests are available here.
Considering Applying to Grad School?
Posted in Grad School, News & Notes on July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Be sure to review Leiter’s “Summary of Major Faculty Moves and Tenure-Track Hires.” A draft is available here.
UPDATE: The link is now working. Check it out.
Rock Ethics Institute
Posted in Grad School, News & Notes on April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Undergraduate women and men from underrepresented groups” who are considering applying for graduate school in the next year or two may want to check out Penn State’s Summer Institute for Undergraduate Students. “Transportation and lodging are provided, and stipends are awarded to all.”
- Rico Vitz
2007 Summer Institute
Posted in Conferences, Grad School, News & Notes on April 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Rutgers University will sponsor the 2007 SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY IN PHILOSOPHY. This seven day program is designed to introduce undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds to the various areas of specialization within the discipline of philosophy, give students a better idea of what graduate studies in philosophy is about, and explore various views about [...]
Grad School Decisions
Posted in Grad School on April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
… are due in a few days. Best wishes to those in the process of making a final choice.
Links to useful info, previously posted on our blog, are available here and here.
- Rico Vitz
More Potentially Helpful Info
Posted in Grad School on April 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
… for those applying (or re-applying) to grad school is available here and here, courtesy of Leiter Reports.
- Rico Vitz
Choosing a Grad Program
Posted in Grad School on March 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
[ADMIN NOTE: Originally posted 02/15/07. I'll probably move this forward a couple of times before grad school decisions are due in mid-April.]
It’s that time of the year, when students begin receiving offers from graduate programs. If you’re one of those fortunate enough to be in the difficult position of having multiple offers (or if you’re planning on applying to graduate [...]
