APA- Calls for Proposals: The 2019 AAPT-APA Teaching Hub at the Central and Pacific Division meetings.

Dear DAVID, The APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy (CTP) and the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) invite proposals for Teaching Hub sessions at the 2019 Central Division meeting in Denver, CO, February 20–23, and the Pacific Division meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 17–20. The AAPT-APA Teaching Hub is a series of interactive workshops and conversations designed specifically for philosophers and created to celebrate teaching within the context of the APA divisional meetings. Jointly organized by the CTP and the AAPT, the Teaching Hub aims to offer a range of high-quality and inclusive development opportunities that address the teaching of philosophy at all levels, pre-college through graduate school. Please consider submitting a proposal for one of more of the following sessions at the 2019 Central and Pacific Division meetings (calls for proposals for Teaching Hub sessions at the Eastern Division meeting were announced earlier this summer and are available on the APA website): Central Division Meeting Teaching Hub CFPs Teaching Core Texts: Plato’s Apology – Deadline: September 4, 2018This session will feature presentations on interesting or innovative approaches to teaching the Apology in undergraduate classes. Teaching Philosophical Writing – Deadline: September 4, 2018This session will share effective or innovative approaches to teaching philosophical writing in undergraduate or graduate classes. AAPT Workshop: Innovative Pedagogies for a Just Classroom – Deadline: September 4, 2018This session will demonstrate innovative approaches to philosophical pedagogy that aims at achieving justice in the classroom. Poster Session – Deadline: September 1, 2018Each Teaching Hub will include a poster session featuring both (1) independent work by undergraduate students and (2) work in the teaching of philosophy by faculty and graduate students. Please consider submitting your own work, and please encourage undergraduates who have completed independent work in philosophy this past academic year and undergraduates who are working on summer research projects in philosophy currently to submit an abstract to one of the Teaching Hub poster sessions. Pacific Division Meeting Teaching Hub CFPs Teaching Core Texts: Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion” – Deadline: September 15, 2018This session will feature presentations on interesting or innovative approaches to teaching Thomson’s seminal work. New Approaches to the Early Modern Survey – Deadline: September 15, 2018This session will explore interesting or innovative approaches to teaching the early modern survey in ways that incorporate lesser-known philosophers and texts of the period. Poster Session – Deadline: September 15, 2018Each Teaching Hub will include a poster session featuring both (1) independent work by undergraduate students and (2) work in the teaching of philosophy by faculty and graduate students. Please consider submitting your own work, and please encourage undergraduates who have completed independent work in philosophy this past academic year and undergraduates who are working on summer research projects in philosophy currently to submit an abstract to one of the Teaching Hub poster sessions. The complete calls for proposals are available on the Teaching Hub webpage. For general information about the AAPT-APA Teaching Hub, please visit the AAPT website and the CTP webpage. For specific information about the Teaching Hub at the 2019 Central Division meeting in Denver, CO, please contact Rebecca Scott (rebecca.g.scott@gmail.com). For specific information about the Teaching Hub at the 2019 Pacific Division meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada, please contact Ian Smith (ian.smith1@washburn.edu). We look forward to receiving your proposals. All the best, David W. Concepción Chair, APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy P.S. Please note that all APA meeting participants are required to register for each meeting they attend.

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Add your name: Reject hate, discrimination and white supremacist violence. VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK HERRING.

Dear David,

My friend, and our incredible U.S. senator, Tim Kaine, has dedicated his life to building a more fair, just and equal Commonwealth, where each of us has an opportunity to fulfill our God-given potential.

He’s running for re-election as our U.S. senator, and he needs our support – and I’m all-in to help him get re-elected in November. But this month, he’s taking time off from asking for donations to ask all of us to stand for something even more important – equality, justice and opportunity for all Virginians, no matter what you look like, where you come from, how you worship or who you love.

Tim is looking for 100,000 of us to join him in taking a stand against hate, discrimination and bigotry. Will you stand with Tim and me?

Add your name to stand against bigotry!

In Virginia, we know all too well that dark forces of hate and discrimination are feeling emboldened. The violence last year in Charlottesville was a stark reminder that we still have more work to do, and it starts with taking a clear, unequivocal stand against hate.

As your Attorney General, I’m working every single day to combat white supremacist violence. And as our senator, Tim has been a clear and principled voice for the values that we hold dear.

Let’s all add our voice to the growing chorus that rejects hate, discrimination and white supremacist violence.

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Thank you for taking a stand,
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