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Middlesex University shuts down Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy.
To make a long story short:
They're shutting down a department - a center for knowledge production - just because it's not as profitable or marketable in the so-called "real world".
Read the contents of the original link here.
This isn't just happening in one university or one country - it's the sort of predominant ideology that's been plaguing institutions of higher education all over the world.
If you have any sense in you, I'd think you'd want to sign that petition, folks.
Middlesex University decided on late Monday, April 26, to close all its Philosophy programs and to shut down its Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy.
This is a department with high standing in its discipline and a proven track record of important contributions in its field...
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...Shockingly however, in a meeting with Philosophy staff, the Dean said that despite its excellent research reputation, the Philosophy Department had made no "measurable" contribution to the University.
To make a long story short:
They're shutting down a department - a center for knowledge production - just because it's not as profitable or marketable in the so-called "real world".
Read the contents of the original link here.
This isn't just happening in one university or one country - it's the sort of predominant ideology that's been plaguing institutions of higher education all over the world.
If you have any sense in you, I'd think you'd want to sign that petition, folks.
