PIKSI’s in Peril but You Can Help (guest post)

The Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institutes (PIKSI) in Boston aim to “broaden inclusion within professional philosophy.” In part because such efforts are currently unpopular with the powers that be, its primary funding, from MIT and Harvard, has been cut. To cope with the cuts, its organizers say that “it is our plan to shrink it a bit and see what we can do to raise funds for 2027, with the hope that we can build it back up with other funding in 2028 and beyond.” In the following guest post, Sally Haslanger (MIT) discusses what PIKSI Boston, which has been in operation since 2015, does, its impact on students, and how you can help with efforts to sustain the program. PIKSI’s in Peril but You Can Helpby Sally Haslanger PIKSI-Boston is a summer institute organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and the University of Massachusetts-Boston to address pipeline issues and broaden inclusion within professional philosophy. Since 2015, we have…