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Dear Members of the SACP, On behalf of the SACP Board of Directors, I email you to solicit nominations for SACP Vice-President for 2027 (beginning January 1) – 2028 (December 31). On January 1 2029, the VP will automatically transition to the role of SACP President until December 31 2030. In other words, this involves a 4-year commitment. At the end of this email is provided a description of the Vice-President and President roles. We have already received some nominations at our annual conference Business Meeting (a ...Continue Reading

Dear Collegues,  I am writing on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP). Now that our 2026 annual conference has concluded, I would like to thank everyone who participated in-person at Manipal or online. You all helped make the event a great success. As you know, the activities of the SACP depend upon the financial support of its members. If you attended the 2026 conference but have not yet paid your conference registration fee and/or annual membership dues, I k ...Continue Reading

Dear Members of the SACP, I email you on behalf of the SACP Board of Directors. We solicit proposals for hosts for both our 2027 and 2028 annual conferences. Though we are open to proposals of all kinds, we especially invite proposals from these regions: the Americas for 2027 (i.e., North, Central, and South America), and Europe for 2027. Here are some important bits of information to consider before volunteering to host an annual SACP conference: The confe ...Continue Reading

Dear SACP members, We are writing to alert you to the possibility of suspicious or fraudulent emails circulating in connection with SACP and the upcoming India conference. Some members have reported receiving emails that appear to come from familiar SACP board members, such as president Geoffrey Ashton, but may not be legitimate. Please be cautious and check the sender’s email domain carefully. Official SACP-related emails should come from an@PROTECTED address or from Geoffrey’s @usfca.edu domain. If an email com ...Continue Reading

Dear Members of the SACP, I email you on behalf of the SACP Board of Directors. We solicit proposals for hosts for both our 2027 and 2028 annual conferences. Though we are open to proposals of all kinds, we especially invite proposals from these regions: the Americas for 2027 (i.e., North, Central, and South America), and Europe for 2027. Here are some important bits of information to consider before volunteering to host an annual SACP conference: The confe ...Continue Reading

Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Closing date 28 Feb 2026 Please refer to the link for the details : https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/405622/dean-school-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/ Reports to: Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) Appointment Period: Three-year appointment, renewable Academic Qualification: Professor Work Location: Suzhou, China Recruitment Type: International About Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) In 2006, Xi’an ...Continue Reading

Dear SACP Members! This is a gentle reminder that the CFP for the 58th Annual Conference will be due Friday November 14, 12:00am UTC -05:00 — Eastern Time (US & Canada). Links to the Qualtrics submission portal may be found on the SACP website at https://www.sacpweb.org/conferences/annual-sacp-conference-2026/. Submissions for the graduate student essay contest awards should be emailed to sacpcontact@PROTECTED.  We look forward to seeing you in Manipal! Kevin Taylor SACP Secretary ...Continue Reading

Dear SACP Members, Some of you may be interested in the following job posted recently by CSU San Luis Obispo.  https://philjobs.org/job/show/30138 They state: “The Philosophy Department in the College of Liberal Arts at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, is seeking applications for a full-time, academic-year, tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin August 17, 2026. Area of Specialization (AOS): Asian Philosophy. Area of Concentration (AOC): Philosophy of Religion ...Continue Reading

Greetings SACP Members! The deadline for submissions to the 58th annual conference [May 19–22, 2026, hosted by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) in Manipal, Karnataka, India] has been extended to November 14, 2026.  Please find on our website conference page (https://www.sacpweb.org/conferences/annual-sacp-conference-2026/) links to a Qualtrics submission portal copied below. Please submit *individual paper proposals* to https://qualtricsxmq2f9z9njk.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6lNMNNJES6MNInc ...Continue Reading