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From: Curtis Neal Sent: 29 April 2010 09:39 Dear Profs. Driscoll, Ahmad, House and Esche I am writing to you on hearing the frankly unbelievable news that you are closing Philosophy at Middlesex. Of course,  I recognise that I do … Continue reading →

29 April 2010 Dear Professor Driscoll, I write in my capacity as current External Examiner for the MA in Aesthetics and Art Theory at your University. I was extremely shocked and dismayed to hear of your extraordinary decision to close … Continue reading →

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 →