tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14247942.post4858401215763215003..comments2023-08-10T05:32:21.163-04:00Comments on An Examined Life: Sunt Lacrimae RerumVitae Scrutatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12808120163472036743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14247942.post-28602148290938932062008-02-18T12:28:00.000-05:002008-02-18T12:28:00.000-05:00Be glad you're at a big school where all you have ...Be glad you're at a big school where all you have to do is prove due diligence...we're so small that the provost asks to see all the application files from minority candidates - and, we all suppose, is reserving the right to insist that departmental committees invite candidates to campus on the provost's recommendation. I haven't heard of it happening yet, but this is only the 2nd (or maybe the first?) year of the policy.<BR/><BR/>One of the many problems here is that 'underrepresented' can't be based on, say, illegal questions. Think of the poor female candidates named Whitney! Their parents condemned them to the sounds-like-a-white-male pile!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14247942.post-43775232658078477532008-01-25T21:19:00.000-05:002008-01-25T21:19:00.000-05:00This is a very thoughtful and thought-provoking po...This is a very thoughtful and thought-provoking post, especially in juxtaposition to the ongoing flyback/no-flyback agonies chronicled in "A Philosophy Job Market Blog." <BR/><BR/>I found you through Amy Welborn and couldn't resist your blog title. I'm sure I'll be visiting regularly.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes!Kalynne Pudnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804224012895512550noreply@blogger.com