Andrew Mills, a philosopher at Otterbein College in Ohio, is collecting information on the experiences of philosophers working in small departments. He writes:
As a member of a small philosophy department, I am interested in what other philosophers in similar departments think about the concerns and advantages of life in a small department. I plan on leading a discussion on this topic in August at the 2008 AAPT International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy at the University of Guelph, and, in order to prepare for that discussion I would like to know what other philosophers think about being in a small philosophy department.
For the purposes of this project, I've defined "small philosophy department" as a department (either free-standing, or linked with another discipline) that contains 3 or fewer full-time philosophy faculty. If you are a member of such a department, I would very much appreciate you filling out this survey. Moreover, if you have colleagues who teach in small philosophy departments, I would appreciate it if you could forward this survey to them. Finally, if you used to work in a small philosophy department, feel free to take this survey, answering as if you still worked at that department.You can access the survey by clicking here.
Professor Mills says he will make the results of the survey available on-line after the August conference.
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