Jobs in Philosophy in Americas
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the History of Modern Philosophy, broadly construed as covering philosophy from the 17th through the 19th century. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an expected start date of July 1, 2023, or shortly thereafter.
Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in Philosophy by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental strengths. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.
Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence which can be demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements from referees of high standing.
Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier (with required materials outlined below) submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference.
Candidates must also show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and to the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment, as demonstrated through the application materials.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The University of Toronto has three campuses, St. George, Scarborough, and Mississauga, each with its own Department of Philosophy offering undergraduate programs. The advertised position is at the Scarborough Campus. The Graduate Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto is a tri-campus department, consisting of philosophy faculty appointed on all three campuses. Graduate teaching and supervision typically take place on the St. George campus.
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto is widely recognized as Canada’s best and most comprehensive philosophy department and as an international leader in the field. The University of Toronto offers the opportunity to teach, conduct research and live in one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
For more information about the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto Scarborough please visit our website at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/philosophy/. For more information about the Tri-Campus Graduate Department of Philosophy please visit our website at www.philosophy.utoronto.ca.
All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking the link below. Applicants must submit a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research interests; a recent writing sample; and a teaching dossier to include a strong teaching statement, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations.
Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The University of Toronto’s recruiting tool will automatically solicit and collect letters of reference from each after an application is submitted (this happens overnight). Applicants remain responsible for ensuring that references submit letters (on letterhead, dated and signed) by the closing date.
Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have any questions about this position, please contact Jason Ferreira at jason [dot] ferreira [__at__] utoronto [dot] ca.
All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by November 4, 2022.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Diversity Statement:
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
Accessibility Statement:
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft [dot] careers [__at__] utoronto [dot] ca.
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in philosophy.
We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment, and who work primarily in the history of philosophy. We have a special interest in candidates with teaching interests in a broad range of historical periods and philosophical traditions.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, junior applicants should provide the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.
Applications may be received until November 1, 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/114278. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai [dot] faculty [dot] recruitment [__at__] nyu [dot] edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in philosophy.
We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment, and who work primarily in the history of philosophy. We have a special interest in candidates with teaching interests in a broad range of historical periods and philosophical traditions.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, junior applicants should provide the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.
Applications may be received until November 1, 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/114278. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai [dot] faculty [dot] recruitment [__at__] nyu [dot] edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in philosophy.
We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment, and who work primarily in the history of philosophy. We have a special interest in candidates with teaching interests in a broad range of historical periods and philosophical traditions.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, junior applicants should provide the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.
Applications may be received until November 1, 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/114278. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai [dot] faculty [dot] recruitment [__at__] nyu [dot] edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in philosophy.
We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment, and who work primarily in the history of philosophy. We have a special interest in candidates with teaching interests in a broad range of historical periods and philosophical traditions.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, junior applicants should provide the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.
Applications may be received until November 1, 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/114278. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai [dot] faculty [dot] recruitment [__at__] nyu [dot] edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in philosophy.
We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment, and who work primarily in the history of philosophy. We have a special interest in candidates with teaching interests in a broad range of historical periods and philosophical traditions.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, junior applicants should provide the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.
Applications may be received until November 1, 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/114278. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai [dot] faculty [dot] recruitment [__at__] nyu [dot] edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in philosophy.
We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment, and who work primarily in the history of philosophy. We have a special interest in candidates with teaching interests in a broad range of historical periods and philosophical traditions.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, junior applicants should provide the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.
Applications may be received until November 1, 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/114278. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai [dot] faculty [dot] recruitment [__at__] nyu [dot] edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in philosophy.
We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment, and who work primarily in the history of philosophy. We have a special interest in candidates with teaching interests in a broad range of historical periods and philosophical traditions.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, junior applicants should provide the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.
Applications may be received until November 1, 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/114278. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai [dot] faculty [dot] recruitment [__at__] nyu [dot] edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in philosophy.
We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment, and who work primarily in the history of philosophy. We have a special interest in candidates with teaching interests in a broad range of historical periods and philosophical traditions.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, junior applicants should provide the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.
Applications may be received until November 1, 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/114278. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai [dot] faculty [dot] recruitment [__at__] nyu [dot] edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.
NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in philosophy.
We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in philosophy or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment, and who work primarily in the history of philosophy. We have a special interest in candidates with teaching interests in a broad range of historical periods and philosophical traditions.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, junior applicants should provide the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.
Applications may be received until November 1, 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/114278. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai [dot] faculty [dot] recruitment [__at__] nyu [dot] edu.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.
About NYU Shanghai
NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live. NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr.
NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.