We will discuss obstacles and access to doing philosophy, both for students and researchers/lecturers. Philosophy has some surprisingly enduring underrepresentation at the professional level, with respect to race and gender (and class?), and there are salient patterns for PG study as well. There is also longstanding cultural narrowness in the intellectual traditions studied. Why is this? How do these facts affect people’s experience in philosophy? Please join students and faculty members for brief presentations from the panel and open discussion of the issues. The session will be held in the Cowling Room, S2.77. Refreshments will be served.