Some Good News for the Humanities: $20 Million to Support Humanities at the University of Wisconsin...

...including $2.5 million specifically for a Chair in ancient Greek philosophy!

(Thanks to Samuel Howard for the pointer.)

ADDENDUM:  Wisconsin's press release is here.  They are hoping to fill the ancient Greek philosophy Chair, it indicates, by fall 2011.

CORRECTION:  Folks at Wisconsin tell me the press release is in error:  the Chair will be advertised and searched for during 2011-12, so will be filled by fall 2012, not 2011.

ANOTHER ADDENDUM:  Steve Nadler (Wisconsin) tells me that the Philosophy Department will also get three or four additional positions over the next five years from this new funding, another tremendous opportunity given the job market.