[Off Topic] Philosophy Department in the USA threatened with closure

[Walter Carnielli]

Repassando a pedido de colegas da

Illinois Wesleyan University .

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I'm writing to you because the Illinois Wesleyan University philosophy department is facing an existential threat within the next month, and we need all the support we can get to convince our Board of Trustees not to vote to close our department, and potentially fire all four (tenured) philosophers.

Here is some information about the situation:

http://dailynous.com/2020/06/30/philosophy-illinois-wesleyan-threatened/<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/-ri7CYW8NocOlrEWs0DDJv?domain=dailynous.com/>

https://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2020/06/board-of-illinois-wesleyan-a-leading-liberal-arts-college-in-the-midwest-is-considering-eliminating-.html<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/s8jJCZY1Nqi2gJrqHjO3Ha?domain=leiterreports.typepad.com>

Here is a public petition in support of the department:
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/837/485/767/stop-the-destruction-of-the-iwu-philosophy-department/#published<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/d83SC1WLPxc5GV2AcpPgGQ?domain=thepetitionsite.com>

I would be very grateful if you would share these links with your colleagues and also if you would encourage anyone who wants more information about how to help to contact me directly.

Thank you, in advance, for your help.

Mary Clayton Coleman
Associate Professor
Philosophy Department
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL 61702
309-556-3705 | mcol...@iwu.edu<mailto:mcol...@iwu.edu>
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