New Mentoring Program Focuses on Philosophers from the Global South

The Centre for Ethics, Law and Public Affairs (CELPA) at the University of Warwick has announced a mentorship program that “aims to support academics from groups underrepresented in moral, legal, and political philosophy, particularly researchers without established connections to elite institutions and scholars from the Global South.” Led by Warwick’s Victor Tadros and Sameer Bajaj, the program will “support early career researchers (ECRs) in developing their research in order to help improve their career development and prospects. Established academics in moral, legal, and political philosophy will provide guidance to ECRs about how to improve a submitted essay to make it more likely to be accepted for publication.” The program will have successive rounds, with the first focused on early career researchers in India. Here’s how the mentoring scheme works: Use of the scheme by eligible ECRs is completely free. Those who are accepted onto the scheme will be paired with a senior…