Dear Feasties, PIKSI is now accepting applications for its 2017 summer institutes at Penn State and MIT/UMB. Please share the attached announcement with your departments, and encourage your students to apply. The deadline is January 31. Note that the deadline for GA applications (for PIKSI-Rock only) is also Jan. 31. In solidarity for a better world, Asha *PIKSI 2017 A SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR UNDERGRADUATES* PIKSI summer institutes are designed to encourage undergraduates from underrepresented groups to consider future study of philosophy. Undergraduates and recent graduates from underrepresented groups such as women, African Americans, Chicano/as and Latino/as, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, LGBTs, economically disadvantaged communities, and people with disabilities are urged to apply. Transportation and lodging are provided. Stipends are awarded to all. *APPLICATION DEADLINES* *Undergraduates -- JANUARY 31, 2017* *Graduate Assistants (PIKSI-Rock only) -- JANUARY 31, 2017* *For more information visit: **piksi.org* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__piksi.org_&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=F4TaRtdyB78Te8ZwgxBujysx_c4wCputaaPYEiB3sY8&s=8aG7iT01A2IieL1_herXNjzr2nI9wpKVznrolokGrME&e= > *PIKSI ROCK* Rock Ethics Institute/Penn State Date: June 21-30, 2017 *Director: Serene Khader* Brooklyn College, City University of New York Theme: Philosophy and Social Justice Speakers: *Linda Martín Alcoff* CUNY Graduate Center/Hunter College *José Medina * Vanderbilt University *Kris Sealey* Fairfield University *PIKSI BOSTON* MIT/UMB Date: June 20-27, 2017 *Directors: Lisa Rivera* University of Massachusetts Boston *Keota Fields* University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Speakers: *Sally Haslanger* MIT *Quayshawn Spencer* University of Pennsylvania *Michaela McSweeney* Boston University *Avery Archer* George Washington University *Jennifer Morton* CUNY *Jennifer Marusic* Brandeis University *Dilly Ninan* Tufts University *Lionel McPherson* Tufts University *For more information visit: **piksi.org* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__piksi.org_&d=CwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=F4TaRtdyB78Te8ZwgxBujysx_c4wCputaaPYEiB3sY8&s=8aG7iT01A2IieL1_herXNjzr2nI9wpKVznrolokGrME&e= > *Contact: **[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]> *SPONSORS: THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION, AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION – PENN STATE’S ROCK ETHICS INSTITUTE, COLLEGE OF THE LIBERAL ARTS, AND DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY - MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY* MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSITY OF OREGON - UNIVERSITY OF IOWA - IRIS MARION YOUNG DIVERSITY SCHOLARS FUND - ANN ARBOR PHILOSOPHERS’ PIKSI FUNDING INITIATIVE - ASSOCIATION OF FEMINIST ETHICS AND SOCIAL THEORY - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS-HARVARD UNIVERSITY-TUFTS UNIVERSITY -- Dr. Asha Bhandary Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy University of Iowa ############################ To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1