Happening Tuesday 10/7: APA member Kieran Setiya (MIT) to deliver the Richard J. Burke Lecture in Philosophy, Religion and Society at Oakland University. The talk is free and open to the public. oakland.edu/oumagazine/n...

Can community colleges save the humanities — especially in the age of AI? www.ccdaily.com/2025/09/can-...

Reminder: Nominations are open until 10/31 for APA leadership positions, including all committees, the APA board, and the graduate student council. Self-nominations are welcome! apaonline.org/nominations

Happening Thursday: APA member Philip Pettit (Princeton University) to give a talk at Youngstown State University on “Democracy: The What, the Why and the How.” Free and open to the public. ysu.edu/news/ysu-hos...

In this interview, APA member @amyrs.bsky.social (UNLV) shares why her research and forthcoming book, “Intimate Borders, Feminist Migration Ethics,” are more timely and relevant than ever. www.unlv.edu/news/article...

APA members Michael Brownstein (John Jay College) & Alex Madva (Cal Poly Pomona), co-authors of the book “Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change,” recently appeared on Hello Houston to discuss the philosophy of public protest. (video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cohb...

APA member Keya Maitra co-authored this opinion piece on UNC Asheville's elimination of liberal arts courses. www.citizen-times.com/story/opinio...

The APA Blog has released the audio of the 2021 APA Eastern Division Dewey lecture given by Philip Kitcher. blog.apaonline.org/2025/09/23/2...

APA members Frank Faries and James Fritz have been awarded 2025 Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Awards from Virginia Commonwealth University. Congratulations! news.vcu.edu/article/2025...

Apply by Jan. 27 to The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhism Public Scholars, placing early-career scholars in positions with @lionsroar.com, @tricyclemag.bsky.social, @artsmia.bsky.social, The Courtauld Institute of Art, & the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art: www.acls.org/BuddhismPublicScholars

If you missed Monday’s APA Live event, “Preparing for the Academic Job Market,” or want to watch it again, the replay is now available on demand: www.apaonline.org/news/710810/...

APA members Zoe Johnson King and Mathias Risse share their thoughts on the value of struggle in the age of AI. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

APA leadership nominations are open: Service on the board, a committee, or the GSC is a significant opportunity for leadership in the profession and the association. Please consider nominating qualified candidates—perhaps yourself! www.apaonline.org/nominations

Have you signed up for the next APA Live event, “Preparing for the Academic Job Market”? Register here: www.apaonline.org/events/Event...

Happening Thursday: APA member Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers) to deliver 38th annual Mary Olive Woods Lecture at Western Illinois University. The talk, "Why Would Anyone Be a Dualist? Souls, Bodies, and the Afterlife," is open to the public. www.wiu.edu/news/newsrel...

Nominations are open for APA leadership positions, including all committees, the APA board, and the Graduate Student Council. www.apaonline.org/news/710085/...

Happening Thursday: APA member @mbehrensen.bsky.social to deliver a colloquium lecture on "Who's Afraid of Cognitive Warfare?" at the University of Twente. www.utwente.nl/en/bms/phil/...

Have you checked out the APA’s Departmental Services Program (DSP)? Sign up today to get access to the many DSP benefits, such as workshops for department chairs, discounts, and complimentary APA memberships for undergraduate and first-year graduate students: www.apaonline.org/dsp

The APA Blog has released the audio of the 2021 APA Eastern Division presidential address given by Tommie Shelby. blog.apaonline.org/2025/09/09/2...

APA member Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu's (University of Kansas) research addresses questions on AI and moral agency. news.ku.edu/news/article...

APA member @kristinandrews.bsky.social brings "philosophy or animal minds" to the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. www.gc.cuny.edu/news/human-q...

If you missed the latest APA Live event, “Benefits of Studying Philosophy,” or want to watch it again, the replay is now available on demand: www.apaonline.org/mpage/benefi...

She runs a team of philosophers and artists at Google. Here's what she recommends for non-technical candidates. www.businessinsider.com/google-exec-...

Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads, recently published in the Journal of the APA. theconversation.com/studying-phi...

Three APA members are on the longlist for the 2025 Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize: Alva Noë, Prashant Parikh, and Alfred Archer. royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/longlis...

The APA Blog has released the audio of the 2020 Pacific Division Dewey Lecture given by Janet Levin. blog.apaonline.org/2025/08/26/2...

APA member Peter Wenz explores philosophy's role in science and society. (audio) www.nprillinois.org/community-vo...

Are you a faculty member trying to convince university administrators that philosophy is important? Are you a student wondering about the benefits of taking philosophy courses? Join us on 8/27 for “Benefits of Studying Philosophy.” Registration is open to all: www.apaonline.org/events/Event...

Elizabeth Anderson, a Central Division past president, is quoted in this piece on moral theories about meat-eating and animal welfare. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

The 2026 Eastern Division meeting will again feature Papers in Progress Workshop Sessions, designed to bring philosophers together in cohorts to workshop papers in the very early stages of development. All APA members are eligible to apply by September 5. www.apaonline.org/news/708424/...

APA member @seanmcarroll.bsky.social is quoted in this article on survey results that show physicists disagree about what quantum mechanics mean in the real world. www.scientificamerican.com/article/phys...

The APA board of officers has endorsed the @acls1919.bsky.social joint statement on the White House review of Smithsonian Institution museums. www.apaonline.org/news/708483/...

Are you a faculty member trying to convince university administrators that philosophy is important? Or a student wondering about the benefits of taking philosophy courses? Join us for “Benefits of Studying Philosophy” on August 27. Registration is open to all: www.apaonline.org/events/Event...

Curious about the 2026 Pacific Division virtual meeting? Find out “What’s Brewing for the 2026 Pacific APA Online Conference” in this APA Blog post: blog.apaonline.org/2025/08/19/w... #APAPacific26

Alex Sager, APA Pacific Division Secretary-Treasurer, discusses misconceptions about immigration on TV news program. (video) www.kgw.com/article/ente...

The APA Blog has released the audio of the 2020 APA Pacific Division presidential address given by Penelope Maddy. blog.apaonline.org/2025/08/12/2...

Tomorrow, August 15, is the deadline for proposals for the AAPT-APA Teaching Hub sessions at the 2026 APA Central Division and APA Pacific Division meetings. www.apaonline.org/news/704947/...

How growing up in Peru during politically turbulent times and being a first-generation college student shaped APA member Jennifer Morton's academic interests and approach to philosophy. penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sas-phi...

There is an enormous literature on friendship, but next to nothing has been written about enemyship. This article examines enemyship and asks two questions: 1. Is there anything intrinsically good about having an enemy? 2. Would a good person ever have enemies? doi.org/10.1017/apa....

It’s almost here! The annual APA Workshop for Department Chairs will be held August 18–19 via Zoom. Free for chairs of departments enrolled in the APA Departmental Services Program (DSP). To view the full program and register, visit www.apaonline.org/events/Event...

Six APA members (including @APA_Central past president Steven Nadler) are among the latest NEH grant recipients. Congratulations to all! www.neh.gov/news/neh-ann...

APA member Russell Marcus is quoted in this article on Hamilton College's two-week summer camp for philosophy instructors. www.chronicle.com/article/a-su...

APA Pacific 2026 paper submissions are open with two new options: workshops for structured discussion of in-progress work, and lightning sessions for testing out new ideas. Colloquium and symposium options are still available as well! Submit a paper today. papers.apaonline.org

APA Ombuds Naomi Scheman on "Nature, gender, and discomfort with 'woke' language." (audio) www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Reminder: The nominations deadline for the 2025 David W. Concepción Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching is Tuesday, August 5. www.apaonline.org/news/705552/...

It’s almost here! The annual APA Workshop for Department Chairs will be held August 18–19 via Zoom. Free for chairs of departments enrolled in the APA Departmental Services Program (DSP). To view the full program and register, visit www.apaonline.org/events/Event...

"These college majors have the best job prospects — and they aren't what students expect." www.cnbc.com/2025/07/12/c...

Tomorrow, August 1, is the deadline for proposals for the AAPT-APA Teaching Hub sessions at the 2026 APA Eastern Division meeting. @theaapt.bsky.social www.apaonline.org/news/704947/...

@apaphilosophy.bsky.social The National Humanities Center welcomes applications from scholars engaged in advanced humanities research for the 2026–27 academic year. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2025. Please help us spread the word about this opportunity.

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