Interdisciplinary penalty

interesting but unsurprising:

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/31/study-finds-phds-who-write-interdisciplinary-dissertations-earn-less

baby news

Brandon Davis-Shannon and his wife recently welcomed a daughter, Sadie Marie.  She joins her older sister Kaida (3 years old).

article about Tony Preus's class

there was an article about Tony Preus's class in Pipe Dream.

but it's not online. that seems kinda lame.

political philosophy

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/oct/28/state-senator-says-hed-vote-slavery-if-his-constit/

misc.

on quitting

making sure that universities reproduce existing inequalities
(of course, admissions can be need blind ...)

mascots for fallacies

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/no-true-scotsman

Blake likes this one.

Is anyone getting a degree this semester?

If you think that you will be taking a degree this semester, you MUST complete the Graduate Application for Degree (GAFD) by November 4, 2013. The link is here

Here’s the link for your graduation checklist:  http://www.binghamton.edu/commencement/students/checklist.html

For more information, visit the commencement website:  http://www.binghamton.edu/commencement/index.html

fyi: the registrar speaks

Monday, October 21

• Spring 2014 schedule of classes available online.
• Time tickets for spring 2014 pre-registration viewable online.

Wednesday, October 30

• Continuing graduate student spring 2014 pre-registration begins at 9 a.m.
  • Registration remains open until the last day of fall 2013 classes.

IASH: Nicole Hassoun on Access to Essential Medicines

meant to post this before the event. posting now for the sake of recording-keeping. it was a good talk!

The next presentation in the IASH Fellows’ Speaker Series will be held on Wednesday October 16, 2013. 

We hope you are free to attend Access to Essential Medicines: Why We Should Support the Global Health Impact Campaign which will be presented by Nicole Hassoun, Associate Professor (Philosophy).  The talk will be held in the IASH Conference Room (LN 1106), from noon to 1:30. 

For more information, please visit our website at http://www2.binghamton.edu/iash/

A Machiavellian Guide to Destroying Public Universities

here.

(via Leiter Report)

SPEL Colloquium

Reminder:

Serene Khader, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Stony Brook University (SUNY):

"The Self-Respect/Subordination Paradox: Women and Microcredit"

Thursday October 10, 5:00, UUW 324

stuff people are up to

Nicole:
MANCEPT

Bob:
Boston University Workshop on Late Modern Philosophy

Melissa:
ASA Annual Meeting

Charles:
APA Author meets Critics

I find this interesting for no good reason

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/02/how-intense-study-may-harm-our-workouts/?hpw&_r=0

brown bag lunch reminder

Everyone is invited to this year's first brown-bag lunch discussion group on Thursday, October 3, 11:45-1:00pm in LT 1506 (the Comp Lit conference room).

Food will not be provided by the department, so feel free to pack your aluminum Superman lunchbox, fill your thermos, and bring goodies to trade for dessert because this is going to be a real brown-bag. 

The article is by Nicholas Vrousalis entitled "Exploitation, Vulnerability, and Social Domination." (Philosophy and Public Affairs 41, no. 2 (Spring 2013): 131-157.)