NYU Hiring

by Brian on September 27, 2004

In a move that might shock some in the philosophical community, NYU is about to commence a hiring campaign.

New York University is on a hiring campaign that it hopes will put its graduate and undergraduate liberal arts programs on sounder footing and give them the stature of some of its most prominent professional schools. Over the next five years, it plans to expand its 625-member arts and science faculty by 125 members, and replace another 125 who are expected to leave. (New York Times)

If hiring Ned Block, Hartry Field, Kit Fine, David Velleman etc etc was what they do in normal times, it could get a little scary to see what they do in an expansionary era.

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1 Russkie 09.27.04 at 10:46 am

If hiring Ned Block, Hartry Field, Kit Fine, David Velleman etc etc was what they do in normal times, it could get a little scary to see what they do in an expansionary era
What are you saying about the people named? I’ve never heard of any of them, but they seem to have an Anglo-American rather than continental orientation. Do these people have some kind of reputation?

2 Don Corleone 09.27.04 at 7:31 pm

expecting an offer you couldn’t refuse?

3 Don Corleone 09.27.04 at 7:32 pm

expecting an offer you couldn’t refuse?

4 Matt Weiner 09.27.04 at 9:33 pm

They all have the (justified) reputation of being very very good.

5 will 09.28.04 at 12:00 am

NYU always struck me as a particularly adept player in the academic star system, though I’m not sure how relevant that is to such a large expansion.

6 Brian Weatherson 09.28.04 at 12:09 am

expecting an offer you couldn’t refuse? These days that would be more likely from Rutgers :) As Matt says, these are all absolutely first-rate philosophers, and they’re only a sample of who NYU has already lapped up.

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