Monthly Archives: May 2010

29 April 2010 Dear colleagues: I am writing you about your decision to close the philosophy programs at Middlesex University.  As a political philosopher at City University of New York, I can only express my dismay at what seems to … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Vice-Chancellor and colleagues, I fear that I hardly need to say more to than that your already notorious announcement that you will terminate the teaching of philosophy at Middlesex will do no more than bring public … Continue reading →

Sent: Thu 29/04/2010 08:53 To: Michael Driscoll; Waqar Ahmad; Margaret House; e.esche@mdx.ac.u Subject: Philosophy cuts I write to register my sense of outrage and disgust that Middlesex has decided to set itself on a reckless course of action in attempting … Continue reading →

May 1, 2010 Dear Vice-Chancellor Driscoll, I was distressed to hear about the pending closure of philosophy at Middlesex University, including the liquidation of The Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy.  As the Director of the Program in Experimental … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Michael Driscoll, It was great shock and dismay that I learned of Middlesex’s decision to close its Philosophy program. This is not just one more unfortunate decision in a time of cutbacks and austerity measures, but … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Vice-Chancellor of the University, Michael Driscoll Middlesex University in London The Burroughs London NW4 4BT England Dear Sir, I write in dismay upon hearing the news of the decision to close the philosophy program at Middlesex, and … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Michael Driscoll, Waqar Ahmad, Margaret House & Ed Esche, The decision on the part of Middlesex University to close its Philosophy department is a travesty. As evidenced by the massive outcry which has already greeted this … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Ed Esche, I am a first year part-time PhD student in philosophy at Middlesex University. I also completed the part-time MA Philosophy and Contemporary Critical Theory at Middlesex University in 2008. I am extremely disappointed that … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Michael Driscoll, Waqar Ahmad, Margaret House & Ed Esche, This morning, as I sheltered from the rain under the cosy eves of the Politics Department at Rhodes University in Grahamstown in South Africa, there was only … Continue reading →

30 April 2010 Dear Michael Driscoll, I am writing to you in order to complain strongly about your decision to terminate the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Middlesex. My interest in this matter is twofold. First of … Continue reading →