Wadadu: 15 Top Gender Journals

Mechthild Nagel, Editor-in-Chief of Wagadu: A journal of transnational women's and gender studies (housed at SUNY Cortland), has been notified that Wagadu was identified in the initial list of 15 top gender journals by the European Science Foundation.
Wagadu Wesite: http://wagadu.org/

Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award Panel and Reception

The Society for Women in Philosophy is pleased to announce that Nancy Tuana has been named the Distinguished Woman Philosopher of 2008. You are cordially invited to the 2008 Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award Panel and Reception, where we will celebrate Professor Tuana’s work, achievements, contributions to the discipline of philosophy, and support of women in philosophy. The session will take place at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association on Sunday, December 28, 2008 from 5:15-7:15pm at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

CHAIR:
Carla Fehr, Iowa State University
SPEAKERS:
Lorraine Code, York University
Linda Martin Alcoff, Syracuse University
Rita Alfonso, University of California-Berkeley
Laurie Shrage, Florida International University
Joan Callahan, University of Kentucky
Shannon Sullivan, Pennsylvania State University

AWARDEE:
NANCY TUANA, Pennsylvania State University
Please join in celebrating all that Professor Tuana has done for the discipline of philosophy and for women in philosophy.

Recipients of the Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award:
Nancy Tuana (2008)
Joan Callahan (2007)
Ruth Millikan (2006)
Linda Martín Alcoff (2005)
Susan Sherwin (2004)
Eva Feder Kittay (2003)
Sara Ruddick (2002)
Amelie Oksenberg Rorty (2001)
Marilyn Frye (1999)
Linda Lopez McAlister (1998)
Claudia Card (1997)
Gertrude Ezorsky (1996)
Alison Jaggar (1995)
Iris Marion Young (1994)
Kathryn Pyne Addelson (1993)
Virginia Held (1992)
Jane Roland Martin (1991)
Sandra Harding (1990)
Hazel Barnes (1989)
Leigh Cauman (1988)
Elizabeth Flowers (1987)
Mary Mothersill (1986)
Marjorie Greene (1985)
Elizabeth Beardsley (1984)

Teaching Philosophy 101

A new Web site offers one of the most comprehensive classroom guides available online. John Immerwahr of Villanova University created Teach Philosophy 101 (http://www.teachphilosophy101.org), an online resource for philosophy instructors that offers one of the most comprehensive, well-researched, and accessible guides for teachers that I have ever seen.

Almost any teacher will find something of interest on his site, though professors in the humanities will find the healthiest dose of useful materials. The site has eight tabs on such broad topics as "planning your course," "lectures and discussions," and "change-of-pace exercises." Each tab leads to an introductory overview and then to subtopics and more detailed recommendations. Under "lectures and discussions," for example, you find suggestions for "discussion starters" and "grading class participation." Follow the link on "grading class participation," and you find a thoughtful overview, as well as links to three grading rubrics that instructors could adopt in the classroom.

One of the challenges of offering guidance to teachers, in my experience, is striking the right balance between advice and evidence. While the best teaching guides have a solid foundation in the scholarship on teaching and learning, the ones that read like technical manuals don't get read (and probably don't deserve to). Immerwahr's site negotiates that challenge effectively. Most of his recommendations come supported by research, noted at the bottom of the page or linked from key words within the text. The range of sources he has marshaled in support of his ideas is wide and impressive, and he welcomes contributions from other teachers.

Creating the site, he says, has indeed changed and improved his teaching. For instance, he says, he never really understood how to use small groups in class until he read the literature on the subject and attended a workshop. His commitment to revitalizing his own teaching, and passing what he's learned along to others, offers a great reminder that teachers at any stage of their careers can find new reasons to fall back in love with their vocation.

Exerts from James M. Lang’s article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read the full article here: http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/09/2008092301c.htm

Five College Fellowships

Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst are members of the Five College consortium, which supports extensive academic and administrative collaboration among the campuses.  The five campuses are located in western Massachusetts, each within 12 miles of the others.

Five College Fellowships offer year-long residencies for doctoral students completing dissertations.  The program supports scholars from under-represented groups, and/or scholars with unique interests and
histories, whose engagement in the Academy will enrich scholarship and teaching.  Normally, four fellowships are awarded each year.

Each Fellow is hosted within an appropriate department or program at one of the four member colleges of the Five College consortium, Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, or Smith.  (At Smith, recipients hold a Mendenhall Fellowship.)

The fellowship includes a stipend of $30,000, a research grant, health benefits, office space, housing or housing assistance, and library privileges at all five campuses belonging to the consortium.

While the award places primary emphasis on completion of the dissertation, most fellows teach at their hosting institution, but never more than a single one-semester course.

Date of Fellowship:  August 31, 2009 to May 31, 2010 (non-renewable)
Stipend: $30,000
Review of applications begins: December 1, 2008
Awards announced in March 2009

For further information and application materials, go to www.fivecolleges.edu
or contact Nancy Eckert at:  Five Colleges, Incorporated, 97 Spring Street MA 01002, 413/256-8316 (neckert@fivecolleges.edu)

Women Friendly Graduate Programs

Christina Bellon has provided a spreadsheet including women and feminist friendly graduate programs. Click here to view a copy. Thank you Christina!

SWIP UK has announced its list of departments being recognized in 2008 for women-friendliness.  We've included statements of the policies and actions that impressed us about each department, so the list should be very useful to any departments that are seeking ways to improve their own women-friendliness. To find out more, go here: http://www.dur.ac.uk/swipuk/women-friendly/

New Web Site

A new website dedicated to Feminist Pragmatism and the work of Jane Addams through the Jane Collective is available at http://www.mscd.edu/addams

Hypatia Moves

On July 1st Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy moved editorial offices to the University of Washington where it will be hosted, for the next five years, by the Simpson Center for the Humanities. Alison Wylie and Lori Gruen are the new co-editors and Sharyn Clough is the book review editor.  Submission guidelines, subscription information, and current special issue calls for papers can be found on Hypatia's UW-based website: http://depts.washington.edu/hypatia/

Call for Officers of ESWIP

The Eastern Division of the Society for Women in Philosophy invites applications from those interested in filling the officer positions of executive secretary and treasurer beginning September 1, 2009.
Applications due December 1, 2008
Leadership in ESWIP provides great opportunities to interact with other women in the field and to learn more about the most recent developments in the profession. Both positions involve three-year terms, which will begin on September 1, 2009. Officers should also expect to serve as consultants to subsequent officers for one year following their term.

ESWIP web site: http://phobos.ramapo.edu/eswip/

Wikispaces, Blogs, Facebook and More!

A feminist philosophy BLOG

WIKISPACES: Bios of women in philosophy - Enter yours! or Read Others!

Another Wikispace in the works: Philosophy Data

SWIP on FACEBOOK

WIKIPEDIA: Feminist Philosophy Graduate Programs

WIKIPEDIA: Women in Philosophy & List of Female Philosophers

New Web Site: Women Philosophers

Join the Google Group: Feminist Draft Exchange
Email:feministdraftexchange@googlegroups.com

Blog for the online journal Symposia on Gender, Race, and Philosophy

Society for Interdisciplinary Feminist Phenomenology's New Website