RE: Department of ?

[Martin Bourgeois]

I think this is relevant to the thread regarding whether we should change our name to "Department of Psychological Science." One of my colleagues in Anthropology sent an email to the faculty listserve asking what department she should send a student to if the student is interested in parapsychology. She mentioned in the email that she was surprised to find out that no one in the psych department did research in that area. I emailed her privately and said that we are interested in parapsychology, but only as an example of a pseudoscience. My chair (who is a smart aleck) sent a message to the list, asking if anyone studies paraanthropology or parabiology (pointing out that maybe intelligent design might be considered parabiology). Another colleague from my department suggested that she look in the departments of astrology or alchemy. I guess my point is, even a colleague in anthropology was surprised to  find that we don't do parapsychology, which leads me to agree with Jeff that trying to clear up misconceptions may be a futile effort, one that a name change won't facilitate.  --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]