Monthly Archives: May 2010

29 April 2010 Dear Vice-Chancellor, I am shocked and angered by your decision to close Philosophy at Middlesex University. In itself philosophy is a discipline that lies at the heart of any university worth the name, teaching students skills that are … Continue reading →

29 April 2010, Dear Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellors and Dean, I’ve just found out that Middlesex University is planning to close its  Philosophy program. This is a bewilderingly stupid decision. For many  years, but particularly in the last decade, … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear SaveMDXPhil I am appalled by this action by Middlesex University executive. The Middlesex philosophy staff and program are globally recognised as among the strongest in the world; the projects, programs and research done by the staff … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 I was deeply disturbed to learn of the decision to terminate the philosophy program at Middlesex University, one of widely recognized excellence and surely a source of enrichment for students and for the intellectual environment of the … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Professor Driscoll, I was deeply shocked to learn of the decision by you and your colleagues to close all Philosophy programmes at Middlesex University. The Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy has a truly global … Continue reading →

1 May 2010 Dear Professor Driscoll, Professor Ahmad, Professor House, and Professor Esche, I am writing to express my dismay at your decision to close Middlesex’s Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy. The Centre has achieved international renown and … Continue reading →

3 May 2010 To: Michael Driscoll I’m afraid you are going to understand very soon that the huge national and international reputation of a department can make a devastatingly “measurable” contribution to a university playing in such an absurd way … Continue reading →

30 April 2010 To:  Michael Driscoll (Vice-Chancellor) Waqar Ahmad (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Enterprise) Margaret House (Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic) Ed Esche (Dean, School of Arts & Education) From: Iain Boal (Retort), Berkeley, California News has reached California of your … Continue reading →

3 May 2010 Dear Dean, I wish to add my voice to those who have protested against the threatened closure of Middlesex philosophy department. You may say that it is unsurprising that a philosopher should object to this move, but … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Ed Esche I have heard that the Centre for research in modern european philosophy at Middlesex is to be closed. This strikes me as more than strange. It is one of the most interesting ventures of … Continue reading →