Nova PhDs

so, since all 5 of us are now on board and posting, i have a suggestion for our outreach. it would involve a little work for each of us, and a teensy bit more for J.C. (sorry, dude)

joe, i know you're loath to consider yourself the blogger-in-chief, but you are at least the mastermind here, so i think an intro. letter to everyone really ought to come from you, as an honorary thing, at least. if the other 4 of us get you the email addresses for all of the other phds and abds (besides the 5 of us currently in the "authors" list, i count 24 in my revised directors post), would you be willing to do that, just so the invitation is consistent and nobody feels slighted?

for me, farhang, greg, and ammon, this would involve each of us getting the email address for 6 of the remaining phd's or abd's and forwarding it on to joe. would this be amenable to you guys?

joe, if you're okay with sending the letter, could you comment below? then, the rest of us can divvy up the people we need to contact and get the ball rolling. what say you?

Folks,

Not only "novaphds" is now on google, but if you type the words villanova and philosophy, we are among the first hits. This means that potential graduate students, during the research on different programs, would come across our blog. This is great since we are trying to show that one of Villanova phd program's greatest strength — its community of grad students — continues beyond the boundaries of St. Augustine Center grad lounge.

Hello! This blog is designed to provide graduates and ABDs of Villanova's Philosophy PhD program with a forum wherein we can keep in touch academically. All of the authors will fit the above description, and will be posting information about their academic and research activities, as well as general philosophical questions of interest.

Currently, this blog is in a trial phase, beginning with just a few authors. As things get rolling and we get closer to the academic year, invitations to join will be sent to all people who fit the above criteria for being an author. If you happen across this and fit that criteria but have not been invited, you have not been excluded. I swear! We have merely not gotten around to inviting you yet. If you are a Nova PhD or ABD and want to join, click on "novaphds" in the sidebar under "contact", and send us a note.

Comments, on the other hand, are open to anyone in principle. We do require comment accounts, however, and they have to be approved by group members. We envision comments coming mainly from friends, family, colleagues, and members of the Villanova Philosophy family who are not PhD grads or ABDs.

Of course, this thing is just starting, and it is wholly possible that any or all of the things noted will change...

Finally, I suppose I should note that this forum is operated voluntarily by graduates of Villanova's Philosophy PhD program, and has no official link to Villanova's Philosophy Department or Villanova University in general.

This blog will be up and running soon...