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Edwards letter

From: S.J.Edwards Sent: 24 May 2010 13:18 To: ‘michael@partridges.org.uk’; etc. Subject: philosophy suspensions Dear members of the Board of Governors The decision to close the highly regarded philosophy department at Middlesex is one of the worst academic ideas of recent … Continue reading

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Cunningham letter

To the Board of Governors of Middlesex University: I wrote to your Vice Chancellor on April 29th in my capacity as current External Examiner for the MA in Aesthetics and Art Theory at your University, expressing my shock and dismay … Continue reading

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Brown letter

21 May 2010 Board of Governors Middlesex University inLondon The Burroughs London NW4 4BT Dear Members of the Board: I write to express my outrage at the shameful decision of Middlesex administrators to suspend Professors Peter Osborne and Peter Hallward, … Continue reading

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Achcar letter

Dear Members of the Board of Governors at Middlesex University, I am shocked by the news of the suspension of two professors of Middlesex University, along with a few students, for the mere exercise of their right to protest against … Continue reading

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Letter from the Middlesex Professors Group against the closure of Philosophy

LETTER FROM THE PROFESSORS GROUP AGAINST THE CLOSURE OF PHILOSOPHY To the Dean of the School of Arts and Education, the University Executive and Governors We are writing to protest in the strongest possible terms at the plans to close … Continue reading

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The library sit-in is over, the campaign continues

The student occupation of the library at Trent Park ended early this morning, as planned. This second occupation undertaken by the campaign to save philosophy at Middlesex set out to achieve three goals. It aimed to broaden the campaign to … Continue reading

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Who’s afraid of philosophy

Who’s afraid of philosophy? Wednesday, 19 May, 6:30 pm, at the ICA A Goldsmiths/ICA event, chaired by Dr Alberto Toscano (Goldsmiths) with interventions by Prof Alexander Garcia Duttmann (Goldsmiths), Prof Alex Callinicos (King’s College), Prof Peter Osborne (Middlesex), Dr Nina Power (Roehampton … Continue reading

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The occupation is over, the campaign continues

At 8pm on Friday 14 May 2010, Middlesex University management served a High Court injunction to end a twelve-day student occupation of the Mansion building at Trent Park. The occupation began on Tuesday 4 May, when Philosophy students gathered to … Continue reading

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ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS: Who’s afraid of philosophy? Goldsmiths/ICA event 19 May at 6:30 pm (CHANGED FROM 6 PM)

7 May 2010 Hello, I am Roberto, one of the coordinators of InC – continental philosophy research group based at Goldsmiths, London: http://www.gold.ac.uk/inc We have been following the shocking situation at MDX and we decided to support the campaign with … Continue reading

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Beasley-Murray letters

Second letter, to the Board of Governors: May 11, 2010 Dear Middlesex University Board of Governors: I am sure you are aware by now of the widespread consternation that Middlesex University’s decision to close the Philosophy department has caused.  You … Continue reading

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