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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  • Dr Alan P
    • Affiliation
    • School of Archaeology, University College Dublin
  • Nicola C
  • Matthew F
    • Affiliation
    • The University of Liverpool
  • Helen H
    • Comments
    • I have read all the comments offered by other signatories and agree wholeheartedly with the points they make.
    • Affiliation
    • Independent
  • Alessia N
    • Affiliation
    • Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma (Italy)
  • Paola C
    • Affiliation
    • Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma
  • Jitka S
  • Walter P
  • Sarah P
  • Dr Felicity J
    • Affiliation
    • University of Leicester
  • Carla C
  • Flavia P
  • Jaye M
  • Dr Kate C
    • Affiliation
    • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge
  • Deborah H
  • Sydney M
  • Yannis D. V
    • Comments
    • В
    • Affiliation
    • Lecturer in Byzantine Archaeology, University of Thessaly, Volos Greece
  • Iain S
    • Comments
    • An incredibly short sighted and ignorant position for a University to take; bean-counting at its very worst!
    • Affiliation
    • Institute of Archaeology UCL
  • Marcus F
    • Affiliation
    • Assistant Professor of Classics, Columbia University
  • Rebecca H
    • Comments
    • Kings has always been an outstanding contributor to the arts, and particularly Classics. Given the overall lack of investment in this coutry it would be a travesty for specialisms such as Classical Archeology to be cut
    • Affiliation
    • Porter Novelli, Global PR Agency
  • Dr Sebastian B
    • Affiliation
    • Oriental Institute, Oxford University
  • Simon R
    • Comments
    • В
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    • В
  • Anna V
  • William B
  • Marilyn C
    • Affiliation
    • Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University
  • William C
    • Affiliation
    • UCL Institute of Archaeology alumnus
  • Ronald H
    • Comments
    • В
    • Affiliation
    • Ball State University
  • Sam H
    • Affiliation
    • University of Sussex
  • Philip A.F. L
    • Affiliation
    • Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Diane Arnson S
    • Affiliation
    • Visiting Associate Professor of Classics, Georgetown College
  • Christopher N
    • Affiliation
    • University of Minnesota
  • Laurel B
    • Affiliation
    • University of Victoria, Department of Greek and Roman Studies
  • Laurel Bowman, P
    • Comments
    • Please reconsider these cuts.
    • Affiliation
    • University of Victoria, Department of Greek and Roman Studies
  • Kyoko Takaku N
    • Comments
    • В
    • Affiliation
    • University of Tokyo
  • Zachari V
  • Christopher H. R
    • Comments
    • At a time when archaeologists are among the most interdisciplinary of academicians (broadly bridging the humanities and the natural and social sciences, in addition, now also, to international relations and law), surely their value and number should be highlighted and increased rather than diminished.
    • Affiliation
    • Department of Archaeology, Boston University
  • Alex W
  • Valerie H
    • Affiliation
    • The American University of Rome
  • Michael R
  • Amy E. K. V
    • Affiliation
    • Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School
  • Joseph S
    • Affiliation
    • BSA
  • Tory S
  • Catherine F
  • Luke P
    • Affiliation
    • Oxford University
  • Roger L
    • Affiliation
    • University of Mancehster
  • Jeremy R
    • Affiliation
    • Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
  • Roger U
    • Affiliation
    • Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. USA
  • Christine T
    • Affiliation
    • Alumni
  • Roberta S
    • Affiliation
    • Dartmouth College
  • Kristian G
    • Affiliation
    • The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden