By: Matt Lister
For what it’s worth (maybe not much- people’s opinions may have changed and the people themselves are different to some degree) the APA itself has held surveys of its members on this question at least...
View ArticleBy: Samantha Brennan
I love the idea of meeting in early January somewhere warm. It’s much preferable to my current life which is teaching somewhere cold! Our winter term starts the first Monday in January, this year...
View ArticleBy: Georgia Warnke
First Thurs. – Sunday after New Year’s Day – following the AHA and MLA. and rotate dates of Eastern, Central and Pacific APA’s so the Eastern is not always in the winter.
View ArticleBy: Donald Bruckner
My spouse is a member of the MLA and is currently in LA. (I believe this is the first year for the MLA in January.) Although her institution is on the semester system, their classes started on Jan. 5....
View ArticleBy: Dan Hicks
I assume the campaign to change the date of the Eastern APA is driven largely, if not entirely, by the role the Eastern plays in the job market cycle. If this role were replaced — as some have...
View ArticleBy: Diane Bowser
How about the 3rd week of January after the MLA? Schools that start early will avoid the possibility of missing the first week. It is time that Skype and other VOiP replace the need to physically...
View ArticleBy: Daniel Murphy
In connection with the poll, Scott Forschler had posted that he would like the idea of holding the Eastern APA during the summer. I second that idea. I would suggest mid to late May. If the conference...
View ArticleBy: Gilbert Harman
Given the data about the “interview illusion,” explaining why people think interviews and flyouts are useful, despite the fact that they degrade the quality of the decision process, shouldn’t...
View ArticleBy: Steve Daniel
It’s time to disconnect the meeting from job interviews. I vote for the first or second weekend of November. Yes, we would miss classes, but Easter and Spring Break have the same effect. And keep the...
View ArticleBy: L. A. Paul
I agree with Gil. (Thanks for the references!) I also think that the eastern APA could be moved to late fall, as Brit suggested in another post. For departments that insist on doing interviews, this...
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