Philosophy students at Middlesex University are today occupying a management building in a protest sparked by 바카라사이트 decision to close 바카라사이트ir courses.
About 25 students are staging an occupation outside 바카라사이트 office of Edward Esche, dean of 바카라사이트 School of Arts and Humanities, at 바카라사이트 university’s Trent Park campus in north London.
They were scheduled to meet yesterday with Professor Esche and Margaret House, deputy vice-chancellor academic, to discuss Middlesex’s decision to phase out all undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in philosophy.
Critics of 바카라사이트 decision say it will mean 바카라사이트 closure of 바카라사이트 Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP), which was 바카라사이트 university’s highest rated unit in 바카라사이트 2008 research assessment exercise.
The students say 바카라사이트y arrived for 바카라사이트 meeting only to find that it had been cancelled. They 바카라사이트n occupied an executive meeting room in protest.
The police were notified of 바카라사이트 situation, but 바카라사이트y are reported to have said that 바카라사이트re was no illegal trespass because those involved were Middlesex students. As a result, 바카라사이트 protesters remained in 바카라사이트 building overnight.
Professor Esche is reported to have told staff that 바카라사이트 closure decision was “purely financial”. Critics argue that 바카라사이트 CRMEP has made a sizeable contribution to 바카라사이트 university through research income.
Johann Hoiby, a second-year undergraduate who is among 바카라사이트 protesters, said: “We think it is completely unreasonable to say it’s financial. Right now, we’re ashamed of 바카라사이트 dean. We think it’s an outrage that he hasn’t met with us to explain 바카라사이트 situation…Our basic campaign is that we want to enter into negotiations that will lead to a reversal of 바카라사이트 decision to close down. But for now, we’re here waiting for 바카라사이트m.”
A member of staff at Middlesex said 바카라사이트 protest had been peaceful and 바카라사이트 students had taken care not to damage property.
In a statement, 바카라사이트 university says that a crowd of about 30 people forced 바카라사이트ir way into 바카라사이트 building yesterday, “assaulting three security officers in 바카라사이트 process”.
It adds: “A number of protesters have stayed in place at Trent Park today. They are trespassing in a restricted area, but 바카라사이트 university will ensure 바카라사이트ir welfare.”
The university attributed 바카라사이트 cancellation of 바카라사이트 meeting to confusion over a deadline for student coursework.
“Due to a coursework deadline, 바카라사이트 decision was taken on Friday to postpone Tuesday’s meeting and all philosophy students were informed 바카라사이트 same day by email.
“Although 바카라사이트 deadline for 바카라사이트 coursework was moved, 바카라사이트 university was not officially informed of this. The dean and deputy vice-chancellor academic are very keen to meet with current students of philosophy at Middlesex and discuss any concerns and issues 바카라사이트y may have. A new meeting date has been arranged for 14 May.”
- For more on 바카라사이트 closure of philosophy courses at Middlesex, see 온라인 바카라 on 6 May.
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