Stop Classical Archaeology and Art Faculty Cuts at King's College London

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We regard the proposal to reduce the number of posts in Classical Archaeology and Art at King's College London from four to three as an arbitrary and short-sighted measure that disregards the integral nature of the subject to the discipline of Classics as a whole. We do not accept the rationale of the restructuring, nor the manner in which decisions have thus far been made, including the ambiguity of the consultation process and the lack of proposed alternatives to redundancy. The dismissal of one member of staff and their subject specialism will cause irreparable damage to the intellectual wellbeing and reputation of the Classics Department and will have grave implications far beyond the University. We urge the Executive of Kings College London to reconsider this proposal and retain all four posts in Classical Archaeology and Art.

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  • Brian W
  • Anastasios T
    • Affiliation
    • KCL MA student
  • Jas' E
    • Comments
    • This is one of the most shocking assaults on the Humanities in my experience in Higher Education, and that it should be internally directed by one of the country's most distinguished universities makes its Stalinist brutality that much more apalling.
    • Affiliation
    • Corpus Christi College, Oxford
  • Artemis G
    • Affiliation
    • University of Oxford
  • Aoife
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  • Dr Kate G
    • Affiliation
    • Ancient History, Cardiff University; KCL graduate
  • Judith P
    • Affiliation
    • Suffolk County Co Archaeological Service
  • Nicholas G
  • Andrew P
    • Affiliation
    • Keeper of Archaeology. Great North Museum. Newcastle
  • Kevin S
    • Comments
    • In solidarity
    • Affiliation
    • KCL
  • Jorge P
  • Helen S
  • Michael A
    • Affiliation
    • Associate Professor, Classics Department, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
  • Peter B
    • Affiliation
    • Oxford University
  • NS G
    • Affiliation
    • Ancient/Classical History at About.com
  • Rhiannon R
    • Affiliation
    • University of Missouri--Columbia
  • Rory O
    • Affiliation
    • KCL Graduate Student
  • Emma C
    • Comments
    • The Classical Archaeology and Art staff are outstanding in terms of scholarship, teaching and pastoral care. To lose any of them would be a grave loss to the resources and reputation of King's.
  • Ravina R
  • Dr. Phillip A. B
    • Affiliation
    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Caroline C
  • Berit Andrea S
  • Werner R
    • Affiliation
    • UNC-Chapel Hill
  • Erika W
    • Comments
    • В
    • Affiliation
    • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Andrew K
    • Affiliation
    • Student of Classical civilisation at the University of Glasgow
  • Elyse H
    • Affiliation
    • UNC Chapel Hill
  • Ian D
  • David T
    • Affiliation
    • La Trobe University
  • Nicole C
    • Affiliation
    • Bryn Mawr College
  • Philip K
    • Affiliation
    • University of British Columbia
  • Kaitlyn R. F
  • Elizabeth H
    • Affiliation
    • University of New England Armidale NSW Australia
  • John Kenealey H
    • Affiliation
    • University of Otago
  • Georgios D
    • Affiliation
    • Open University of Cyprus
  • Denver G
    • Affiliation
    • American School of Classical Studies at Athens/University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • Sam T
    • Affiliation
    • Newcastle University
  • Elizabeth K
  • Shane W
  • Dr Simon P
    • Affiliation
    • Emeritus Fellow, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
  • Daisy K
    • Affiliation
    • University of Manchester
  • Catharine M
    • Affiliation
    • FSA, IFA
  • Dr Fiona M
  • Dr Daphne Nash B
    • Comments
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    • Affiliation
    • Honorary Research Associate, School of Archaeology, Oxford University
  • Dr Angela Wardle, F
  • Rebecca S
  • alexandra w
    • Comments
    • i think it will be a crying shame if this is allowed to happen.
  • Liz S
    • Comments
    • Only by remembering the past will we create the future
  • Hugh V
    • Comments
    • This move is a farcical travesty
    • Affiliation
    • UCL Classics Department
  • Dr Andrea D
    • Affiliation
    • Newcastle University
  • Rhiannon A
    • Affiliation
    • UCL