Monthly Archives: May 2010

m.driscoll@mdx.ac.uk, w.ahmad@mdx.ac.uk, m.house@mdx.ac.uk, e.esche@mdx.ac.uk Mon, May 3, 2010 Respected colleagues, I’ve recently learned about the decision of Middlesex University to close the Philosophy programmes, and I would like to express my bewilderment and join the growing international protest at this … Continue reading →

3 May 2010 Dear Michael Driscoll I write to urge you to reconsider the recent decision to close all philosophy programmes at Middlesex. I have served your university as an external adviser for its Philosophy MA degrees and for a … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Vice-Chancellor Driscoll, Vice-Chancellor Ahmad, Vice Chancellor House and Dean Esche: I am writing because it has been brought to my attention that you have decided to close all programs in Philosophy, together with the Centre for … Continue reading →

m.driscoll@mdx.ac.uk, w.ahmad@mdx.ac.uk, m.house@mdx.ac.uk, e.esche@mdx.ac.uk Thu, Apr 29, 2010 News that you are closing the Philosophy Department at Middlesex has been met with shock and disbelief from colleagues around the world. It is truly a staggering decision. I won’t speak about … Continue reading →

Date: 29 April 2010 09:16:27 BST To: M.Driscoll@mdx.ac.uk Cc: w.ahmad@mdx.ac.uk, m.house@mdx.ac.uk, e.esche@mdx.ac.uk Subject: On the closure of philosophy at Middlesex Dear Professors Driscoll, Ahmad, House and Esche, I am writing to express my shock and dismay at your decision to … Continue reading →

Sent: Thu 29/04/2010 21:55 To: Michael Driscoll; Waqar Ahmad; Margaret House; Ed Esche Cc: savemdxphil@gmail.com; Kenneth Surin Subject: Closure of Middlesex University Philosophy Department Dear Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, and Dean: I write to express my profound dismay at the proposed … Continue reading →

Dear Vice-Chancellor, I am writing to express my dismay on hearing of plans to close the Philosophy programmes at Middlesex. This is an area in which the university has achieved an international reputation for research and teaching that is the … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Michael Driscoll, Waqar Ahmad, Margaret House and Ed Esche, As both a friend and publisher of a number of writers who have either studied or taught philosophy at Middlesex, I was horrified to learn today that … Continue reading →

30 April 2010 Dear Vice-Chancellor, I have been astonished and appalled to hear of the abrupt closure of the Philosophy programmes at Middlesex University. It is very difficult to comprehend the thinking behind a decision to axe the most prestigious … Continue reading →