foucaultsturtleneck

So, is it crazy to worry that funding packages could be revoked in the midst of a new Great Depression...? Or is that just paranoid me

IMO there are a lot of red flags about Chicago these days. It's obviously a world-class institution, and many of the faculty are obviously at the top of their fields, but it seems like the University is more concerned with inflating cash cows like MAPSS/other MA programs, and the faculty are overwhelmed by the influx of (usually under qualified) students. All while actual PhD programs are being gutted. Chicago has made it clear that it wants to make money to build fancy buildings, even if it's at the expense of the humanities...

I haven't seen this news! Where did you see it?

Was the email from a POI or the department at large?

Do people know whether Harvard interviews/when decisions come out?

I also received an interview for Duke GPR (Religion & Modernity subfield). Does anyone know what this means? Is this an interview-interview, or more of an open house? Good luck to everyone else