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Bruno Bosteels letter re: the suspensions

Dear friends: I am more appalled every day by the utter blindness and stupidity of the administration at Middlesex University. Students want to continue studying Philosophy; teachers and researchers are committed to continuing the programs in Philosophy; and the University … Continue reading

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John Protevi letter re: the suspensions

Board of Governors Middlesex University inLondon The Burroughs London NW4 4BT Dear Members of the Board: The suspension of Professors Osborne and Hallward is shameful! How could you allow the university administration under your supervision to behave this way? Academic … Continue reading

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Alberto Toscano letter re: the suspensions

Dear members of the Middlesex University board of governors, the decision taken today to suspend students and staff at Middlesex for their legitimate and courageous attempt to reverse the disastrous and narrow-minded closure of the philosophy department is an act … Continue reading

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Etienne Balibar letter re: the suspensions

Board of Governors Middlesex University in London The Burroughs …London NW4 4BT Sirs, As a scholar and professor who spent a life in the academia, inheriting and transmitting certain traditions of intellectual independence and professional dignity, I must say that … Continue reading

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Letter from American Philosophical Association Executive Committee

Dear Members of the Board: We, the elected members of the American Philosophical Association Executive Committee (Eastern Division), note with grave concern the decision to terminate the philosophy program at Middlesex University. In the 2008 RAE (Research Assessment Exercise), Middlesex was rated … Continue reading

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Letter from Adrian Piper

To the Board of Governors of Middlesex University: I address this letter to you collectively because I lack the opportunity to speak to each one of you individually. If I had that opportunity, I feel sure that dialogue would reveal … Continue reading

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Letter from Students of the Graduate Program in Literature and the Polygraph Editorial Collective, Duke University

To whom it may concern, We are writing to add our voices to the chorus protesting the closing of the Philosophy program at Middlesex University. At a time when universities worldwide face deep pressures from all corners to realign their … Continue reading

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Letter from Martin Crowley, member of Cambridge University’s Board of Governors

Dear colleagues, As a Senior Lecturer in French at Cambridge University, whose research specializes in contemporary French philosophy, I am writing to you as members of the University’s Board of Governors to join the international outcry opposing the decision to … 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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SPEP letter

May 10, 2010 Board of Governors Middlesex University in London The Burroughs London NW4 4BT Dear Board Members: As fellow philosophers with a deep recognition of the need for long-term investment in higher education, we write to express our deep … Continue reading

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