MAPS is also on the West Coast. Below is a message I received from one of our SFSU M.A. graduates who now is in her second year of the UCI Philosophy Ph.D. program: From Simona Capisani: "As for other news- I currently founded a MAP chapter (http://www.mapforthegap.com/about.html)<http://www.mapforthegap.com/about.html%29> at UCI and I am very excited to collaborate with other chapters in SoCal to put on an event in the spring which we will host at UCI in regards to minorities in philosophy, under-representation, retention, pedagogy, and related issues. So I will keep you posted on these events if you are interested!" - best, a.s. ________________________________ From: Feminist ethics and social theory [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Ellen Feder [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 8:52 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: MAP I can add that some wonderful members of MAP participated in PIKSI for the first time this year via google hangout this last summer. They provided the grim overview of the state of the profess with respect to representation by underrepresented groups, and a history of MAP (or MAPs, emphasizing the organizations local, ground up, organization) which suggested already some of the impact that local organization has had. They have begun a project of mentorship, the importance of which may prove more symbolic than effective, as I think many of us can attest to the importance of the kind of "up close" support from which many members of FEAST have benefited. But MAP is (or MAPs are) new, so I think we can look forward to seeing the differences they can make in their own departments, and in the profession. -- Ellen K. Feder Professor Department of Philosophy and Religion American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20018-8056 202-885-2931 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ############################ To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: https://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 ############################ To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: https://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1