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

[Dassia Posner]

Dear colleagues,
If I might, I'd like to add (at least from what I read in the NYT) that Theatre is also on this list of departments to be closed.
Best,
Dassia Posner

On Oct 13, 2010, at 2:02 PM, Henryk Baran wrote:

> 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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Dassia N. Posner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Department of Dramatic Arts, University of Connecticut
Dramaturg, Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Center Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

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