After a meeting with the Dean and Deputy Vice Chancellor was cancelled by the Dean and Vice Chancellor, students are now occupying the admin area of the campus. From the Save Middlesex Philosophy blog:
“Last week, we were invited to a meeting with Dean of Arts Ed Esche and Deputy VC Margaret House at 10.30 on Tuesday 4th May (the day before our deadlines), to address our concerns about the closure of our Philosophy Department. Rearranging our commitments at great inconvenience to ourselves, we arrived at the campus for the meeting, only to find it that they had cancelled it the night before.
Security attempted to stop us entering the corridor and called the police, however the police decided to take no action. The students are now sitting in the board room (around 5 feet from the Dean’s office door), waiting for the Dean to show up and address our concerns.
Students are unanimous in our demand: allow us the meeting you promised us. We have voted unanimously to remain here in occupation in protest of the refusal to meet us.”
Now sign the petition!
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Campaign email: savemdxphil@gmail.com
UPDATE
Twitter address for save Middlesex philosophy: @saveMDXphil and website: http://savemdxphil.wordpress.com/
[…] – Verso’s blog has a more detailed report. It appears that the Dean and VC failed to show up to a meeting with students – unbelievable. […]
http://necessaryagitation.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/middlesex-occupation-decision-to-escalate-further/