The academy is widely reported to be going through a period of transformation: not just changes to what is taught, but threats to tenure and internal funding, perhaps balanced by new possibilities for external funding and interdisciplinary projects. This article discusses a recently conducted survey of US and Canadian Philosophy departments, in an…

To blunt the effects of the economic downturn that began in 2008, President Obama called for, and on February 13, 2009 the Congress passed, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This federal economic stimulus package had three primary goals: to save and create jobs, to cultivate economic activity and long-term growth, and to increase…

This paper seeks to examine efforts by PT3 projects over the last several years to increase collaboration among education and arts & sciences faculty. To what extent have PT3 projects sought to address this issue? How successful have they been? What barriers have they faced? What lessons have they learned? In this article, the authors seek to…