Finding a Mentor - 12/12/17

Finding a mentor for this project was an interesting journey. We first created a spreadsheet online, posting links leading to staff pages of the humanities department in several universities. Then we painstakingly combed through each to find potential mentors, reading their papers and bios to determine fit. Finally, we had a comprehensive list of possible mentors, who we then reached out to via email. We gave them a brief description of our idea and what we expected to do, then explain why we would like them specifically for our project. Each professor we reached out to was selected for a unique, individual reason why they would be a huge asset for our project.

 Most professors replied back, around 80%, but most were negative as they were busy. However, we did receive several positive responses, with those professors either eager to be our mentor or interested in learning more.

We finally decided on Dr. Joshua Cohen. As a political theorist, we found him an amazing fit for our project, which partially deals with political philosophy. As a member of the faculty at Apple University and a Senior Director at Apply itself, he would be well versed in the computer science aspects of our project. We are very excited to work with Dr. Cohen.

For more information on Dr. Cohen, please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Cohen_(philosopher).

Official title:

Joshua Cohen

Senior Director, Apple, Inc.

Distinguished Senior Fellow, University of California, Berkeley

Editor, Boston Review

Emeritus Professor, MIT

Honorary Emeritus Professor, Stanford University

-Sohini