Undergraduate Conference, Duquesne

2nd Annual Duquesne University
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
April 10th, 2009

With Keynote Speaker Babette Babich (Fordham University)
Call for Papers

• Submission is open to any undergraduate enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education
• Papers can be on any philosophical topic
• Papers should be approximately 10-15 pages in length, allowing for a 20 minute presentation time (no word limit)
• Papers are subject to a bl ind review – thus all personal information about the author should be on the cover sheet only
• Paper submissions are also required to have a cover sheet including: (1) paper title, (2) name, (3) institution, (4) e-mail, and (5) abstract (roughly 100 words)
• Papers should to be submitted electronically (preferably in Microsoft Word) to DuqConference10@gmail.com<mailto:DuqConference10@gmail.com>
• Notification of acceptance will be sent out by March 10th

Submission Deadline: Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Undergraduate Conference

     CALL FOR PAPERS

     M I D S O U T H  P H I L O S O P H Y  C O N F E R E N C E

     and Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

     The University of Memphis

     March 5-6, 2010

The thirty-fourth annual Midsouth Philosophy Conference is scheduled for
Friday afternoon and Saturday, March 5-6, at The University of Memphis.

  The UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE will have parallel sessions.

  http://legacy.lclark.edu/~midsouth/MPC.html#undergrad has details.

Thomas Nenon has reserved rooms for Thursday (3/4) through Saturday (3/6)
nights at the Comfort Inn on 100 North Front Street.  Call 901-526-0583 and
identify yourself as a participant in the MidSouth Philosophy Conference by
February 15 in order to ensure availability and to receive the conference
rate.  The airport shuttle goes to the Comfort Inn for about $15, taxis for
about $30.

http://legacy.lclark.edu/~midsouth/MPC.html

Undergraduate Journal

Call for Undergraduate Papers

The editors of the University of Utah's undergraduate journal of
philosophy, "Philomathia," cordially invite undergraduate students to
submit original essays, book reviews or interviews for consideration
in its spring 2010 issue. Contributions in any area of philosophy are
welcome. Papers must be prepared for blind review and should not
exceed 20 pages in length.

For full submission guidelines, please visit:
http://www.philosophy.utah.edu/philomathia/submissions.htm. Submit
by: January 15, 2010.

To learn more about the University of Utah's undergraduate journal of
philosophy, please visit: http://www.philosophy.utah.edu/philomathia.

Conference, Chapel Hill

Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
April 17-18, 2010
Keynote address by Dr. Martha Nussbaum
(University of Chicago)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission guidelines:

Undergraduates are encouraged to submit philosophy papers on any
topic. Submissions may be no longer than 4000 words and must be
emailed to ugconference2010@gmail.com by Sunday, February 14.

Submission should be prepared for blind refereeing but should include
a cover sheet with the following information:

1. Full Name
2. Name of University
3. Mailing Address
4. Email address
5. The Paper's Title
6. An abstract (150 words maximum)
7. Word count of submission

Email a copy of your paper, as an attachment, in Microsoft Word, Rich
Text Format, or Adobe Portable Document Format to
ugconference2010@gmail.com. Title your document: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME.

Notification of acceptance will be sent out early March. Authors who
cannot be contacted via email will be rejected. Some travel funding
may be available for accepted authors whose own University is unable
to assist.

Co-Sponsored by the Carolina Philosophy Club, the North Carolina Eta
Chapter of Phi Sigma Tau, and the Department of Philosophy at UNC-
Chapel Hill.

Earning Potential of Philosophy Majors

The American Philosophical Association (APA) has posted the following link on its website:
http://www.payscale.com/2008-best-colleges/degrees.asp

After clicking on it, one finds a listing of undergraduate college majors ranked by salary. Philosophy turns out to be first within liberal arts disciplines. Overall, it's just behind engineering majors.

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Notice: California University of Pennsylvania is changing its domain name from CUP.EDU to CALU.EDU, effective Aug. 14. Please make a note that all email addresses will change to use this domain name and record appropriate changes in your contact lists. The CUP.EDU address will continue to work in parallel for a short time and then will be discontinued.

Undergraduate Conference, The College of New Jersey

An Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will be held at The College of New
Jersey on February 27th, 2010. Papers in all areas of philosophy are
welcome, and should be suitable for presentation in twenty to twenty-five
minutes' reading time. Students who are interested in serving as paper
commentators should contact Professor Taylor at the email address below.

The Keynote Speaker will be Jesse Prinz, the John J. Rogers Distinguished
Professor, Department of Philosophy University of North Carolina Chapel
Hill.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, December 11, 2009. Please send submissions
by email attachment to Mrs. Joanne Cantor, Departmental Secretary, at
jcantor@tcnj.edu or in hard copy to Professor Taylor, Department of
Philosophy and Religion, The College of New Jersey, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ
08628-0718. Please address inquiries to Professor Taylor at jtaylor[at]tcnj.edu

On the APA, Jobs, and Bias

There has been a bit of a controversy in recent years about hiring
practices in philosophy and potential bias therein. The APA seems to
have taken a new stance on the issues:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/23/apa