Monthly Archives: September 2009

Dear Search Committee, I really do want the job. I’m sorry I published?

By John Basl | Published: September 21, 2009
Ever since this piece on the hiring process in philosophy was published in Inside Higher Ed, there has been a lot of discussion about the role that pedigree should play in hiring committees decisions about job candidates (see here, here, and here). However, there has been little discussion about publications or, rather, discussions about publications [...]
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Attracting Majors: The Psychology of Teaching Evaluations

By John Basl | Published: September 12, 2009
A couple of weeks ago on Twitter, someone posted a link to a blog post discussing ways to attract more majors in the philosophy department. Attracting majors is really important, especially in departments without graduate students where the number of majors is a determining factor in the amount of funds you get, the potential for [...]
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