Dear All, As we near the end of the semester, please encourage your qualified students to apply to PIKSI. The call for applications is below. Thanks! Asha Dr. Asha Bhandary Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy 258 English-Philosophy Building University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1408 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 319-384-3634 PIKSI summer institutes are designed to encourage undergraduates from groups traditionally underrepresented in philosophy to consider future study of philosophy. Undergraduates and recent graduates are urged to apply; groups traditionally underrepresented in (anglophone) philosophy include women, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people, people from economically disadvantaged communities, people with disabilities, and people of color or people racialized as nonwhite, including Chicano/a/xs and Latino/a/xs, Indigenous people, Pacific Islanders, people of African descent, and people of Asian descent. Transportation and lodging are provided. Stipends are awarded to all. APPLICATION DEADLINES Undergraduates -- JANUARY 31, 2018 Graduate Assistants (PIKSI-Rock only) -- JANUARY 31, 2018 For more information visit: piksi.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fpiksi.org-252F-26data-3D01-257C01-257CKeisha.Ray-2540txstate.edu-257C93978a4502d049738da308d538364e48-257Cb19c134a14c94d4caf65c420f94c8cbb-257C0-26sdata-3DdG-252FEI4nPyldL9Uk-252BhMzcFzzyoNU61Zo3bJ0olv1Ps8A-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwIGaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=yHvWnw8pYt6efBPjejgmD1X1sd1KLMGz-s8tYa0NiJ0&s=L6MBWD3hsAYXACbPPg3Zge4oYrAAN6axoCkMoPlhAkA&e= > PIKSI ROCK Rock Ethics Institute/Penn State Date: June 27-July 6, 2018 Director: Kris Sealey Fairfield University Theme: Philosophy and Public Life Speakers: Alfred Frankowski Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Nathifa Greene Gettysburg College Shay Welch Spelman College Kyle Powys Whyte Michigan State University PIKSI BOSTON MIT/UMB Date: June 19-26, 2018 Directors: Lisa Rivera University of Massachusetts Boston Keota Fields University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Speakers: Saray Ayala Sacramento State University Otávio Bueno University of Miami Myisha Cherry University of California, Riverside Nathifa Greene Gettysburg College Kevin Richardson North Carolina State University For more information visit: piksi.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fpiksi.org-252F-26data-3D01-257C01-257CKeisha.Ray-2540txstate.edu-257C93978a4502d049738da308d538364e48-257Cb19c134a14c94d4caf65c420f94c8cbb-257C0-26sdata-3DdG-252FEI4nPyldL9Uk-252BhMzcFzzyoNU61Zo3bJ0olv1Ps8A-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwIGaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=Oo4TCJF8pXcsWPDC7Sy8bdP2IJ6ZbST0v2xdYtuNH80&m=yHvWnw8pYt6efBPjejgmD1X1sd1KLMGz-s8tYa0NiJ0&s=L6MBWD3hsAYXACbPPg3Zge4oYrAAN6axoCkMoPlhAkA&e= > Contact: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[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 ############################ 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