successful defense

congratulations to S. Johnston, the second Sean to pass his Ph.D. defense this year!

career advice

http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2011/06/20/advice_column_on_becoming_a_philosophy_faculty_member

PICNIC THIS WEEKEND

Please mark your calendars for our annual Philosophy Department Picnic!

DATE:            Saturday, May14

TIME:             1:00 pm

PLACE:          Roundtop Park, Endicott, NY

Please bring a dish to pass and any “grillables” that you would like (e.g. hamburgers, hotdogs, veggie burgers, chicken, etc).  Paper products will be provided.

Workshop reminder

SPEL Workshop

"Internet Presence"*

Tue 10 May
11:45-1:00
LT 1210

non-mandatory

*other topics possible, time permitting

more congratulations

to Sean C. for defending his dissertation.  successfully.

congratulations

to Jess and Jessie for winning IASH fellowships

and to Lew for his future win of a Distinguished Dissertation Award

anything else?

tuition

going up?


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/nyregion/cuomo-backs-higher-tuition-at-top-suny-colleges.html?hpw

update:

wait a minute, is the idea to use tuition increases for capital funding for upstate economic development?

http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/050211suny

some aspects may require legislative approval


update update:

http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20110504/NEWS10/105040330/Cuomo-SUNY-unveil-expan
ded-economic-development-plan?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

does anyone even distinguish between SUNY and upstate economic development any more?

update update update:

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/blog/sunys_new_money.php