Chair of the Faculty Beth Moracco sent the following message to the general faculty today announcing that deferred faculty personnel actions were approved. Dear Colleagues, This morning, I was informed that the Board of Trustees has voted on the tenure … Read more The post Update on deferred personnel actions appeared first on Faculty Governance.| Faculty Governance
"How much use of AI in our research is acceptable?" In a recent email, a professor of philosophy asked for a discussion about the ethics of using AI in philosophical research, and institutional policies about it. He adds: "My instinct is to hold my students to the same standards that I would expect of my| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
Tenure has long been a target of conservative higher education reformers. Why should the Marxist professors brainwashing our children enjoy employment for life? Abolish tenure, and we can show them the door. Or so the argument goes. Yes, there are a fair number of left-wing nutjobs in the academy, bent on indoctrinating rather than teaching—but not nearly as many as conservative pundits and legislators seem to think. As my […]| Minding The Campus
A new study highlights flaws in stories that conservation organizations often tell about how protected areas can improve the wellbeing of local people. It shows that some of the most entrenched narratives lack evidence and need more nuance. But it found stronger evidence for narratives that centre the rights and roles of indigenous people and … Continue reading Conservation narratives about protected areas and local people are not telling the whole story| Under The Banyan
