MTA PPE Program
Mount Allison University E4L 1G9 Sackville, NB, Canada

"Learning about the various ways that the women of the region have dealt with direct threats of violence and economic adversity, by joining together, has provid...ed me with a new perspective of how communities can create sanctuaries of peace in the middle of adverse situations." Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) student Juan Facundo spent the summer working with the Organizacion Femenina Popular (OFP), the oldest feminist organization in Colombia: https://bit.ly/3gDiYI2

Some familiar PPE faces here! Congratulations!

Since 2014 the Institute for Liberal Studies (ILS) has hosted Freedom Week summer seminars across Canada. These seminars have given students the opportunity to hear classical liberal perspectives on various topics in philosophy, politics, economics, and other disciplines. As a result of COVID-19 we will be holding this year's seminar online. Freedom Week online will take place during the week of July 13-17, 2020. Each day will include two lectures and an online social. Studen...ts who attend 10 lectures during the week will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card. As a result of our new format, we are also inviting faculty to view the lectures. Faculty speaking this year include: Nimish Adhia (Associate Professor of Economics, Manhattanville College) Pierre Desrochers (Associate Professor of Geography, University of Toronto Mississauga) Jessica Flanigan (Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values, University of Richmond) Abigail Hall Blanco (Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Tampa) Peter Jaworski (Associate Teaching Professor in Business Ethics, Georgetown University) Jacob Levy (Tomlinson Chair of Political Theory, McGill University) Michael Munger (Professor of Political Science and Economics, Duke University) Paul Robinson (Professor of History, University of Ottawa) A full list of confirmed speakers is available at https://www.liberalstudies.ca/freedom-week-faculty/. Topics to be addressed will include the history of liberalism, immigration, police power, public choice theory, the morality of markets, and much more! More Information: https://www.liberalstudies.ca/freedom-week/ Student Registration: https://www.liberalstudies.ca/freedom-week-student-registr/ Non-Student Observers: https://www.liberalstudies.ca/freedom-week-observer-regist/

From Career Services: Design-Your-Own Internship Workshop Wednesday, November 20, 3 pm Student Centre, Room 125... There are a wide variety of summer internships available during the summer of 2020! Now is the time to plan out how YOU can take advantage of Future Ready NB funding, the Mansbridge, ECHO, LR Wilson and others to design your own dream paid summer experience. All students, all disciplines are invited to this workshop that will walk you through the timelines for application, the steps, some tips for reaching out to host organizations and more.

Dear Students Two quick announcements: First, I want to encourage those of you who might be thinking of applying for a Wilson internship next summer (the deadline for which is in January) to come talk to me. I would be happy to help you work through your ideas, give you some options, or anything else that might be useful. I realize the deadline is a long ways off, but finding a host organization takes time and is necessary to have in place before you start on your application.... Second, I was thinking of doing a quick workshop of sorts after the November break on the capstone paper for those of you who will be writing one this term or next. If you think this might be useful, please let me know either in the comments section below or by email, so I can determine whether or not to schedule something. Finally, as always, you are welcome to come see me with questions or concerns regarding any and everything PPEmy office is Hart Hall 103, and I have office hours TuTh 4 to 5 pm, and I can also meet you by appointment. Thanks, Dr. R. Majithia