Closure of Russian, French, Italian and Classics at SUNY-Albany

[Henryk Baran]

Dear colleagues,

members of this list have become familiar with the planned closure of 
Russian, French, Italian and Classics programs at the University at 
Albany, and it is thanks to the initiative of members of this list that the 
online petition protesting the cuts has no amassed thousands of 
signatures.

At the Albany campus, there is much activity, student and faculty, in 
support of the threatened programs, and colleagues in various fields of 
the humanities around the world have written to the campus 
administration decrying its decision - taken, as is now confirmed by 
recently published documents - not so much in response to budget 
constraints, but as part of a plan to redirect resources to other fields.

It is impossible to predict what might result from the various campaigns 
will have on the situation at the University at Albany, but I and my 
colleagues in the several programs, as well as our students, would be 
grateful if members of this list would send letters directly to the key 
administrators responsible for the situation. The specifics of such letters 
I leave to potential authors, and only suggest that the texts be brief 
and that all the language areas affected by the cuts be specifically 
included.

Here are the addresses of administrators responsible, to a greater or 
lesser degree, for the decision to further demolish the humanities at 
SUNY-Albany:

George Philip, President: presmail at uamail.albany.edu

Catherine Herman, Vice-President: cherman at uamail.albany.edu

Susan Phillips, Provost: provost at uamail.albany.edu

Edelgard Wulfert, Dean of Arts & Sciences: ewulfert at uamail.albany.edu


For paper mail:
Office of the President / Vice-President / Provost
University Administration Building
State University of New York
State University of New York
Albany, NY 12222

and

Office of the Dean
Arts & Sciences Building
1400 Washington Avenue
State Unversity of New York
Albany,  NY 12222

I would also suggest that copies of the letters be send to the following 
address:
 
Carl T. Hayden, Chairman, Board of Trustees, SUNY
trustees at suny.edu

Many thanks in advance

Henryk Baran
University at Albany, SUNY

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