URGENT NEED FOR DEPARTMENT CLOSURES FEEDBACK

[Klawa Thresher]

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you to those of you who responded to my request of a couple of
days ago.  One colleague almost deleted it without reading because the
"subject line" was not specific enough, and suggested that I make the
subject line stronger.

I am thus re-sending the original appeal, with some clarification.  At
this point I am fighting for the principle of tenure, so any information
about programs or departments that were cut (regardless of discipline)
and tenured faculty were retained would be much appreciated.  

Thank you very much,
Klawa  

----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Klawa Thresher
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 4:52 PM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Closing of Russian program

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you to those of you who responded to my request about Russian
publication databases.

I also have another, more urgent, request.  As some of you know, our new
College president (former CEO), even before getting to the College last
year, decided to eliminate our Russian department at the end of this
year (rationale: Cold War is over, so who needs Russian?). Faculty
arguments have fallen on deaf ears.

He also did not know what tenure means (i.e. that it is with an
institution, and not a department).  We have a new dean, with whom I and
other representatives of the faculty met, and it was our impression that
he would like to have more "ammunition" to use with the president: i.e.,
he would like to know the specifics about places departments that were
closed (or downsized) but tenured faculty were offered positions
elsewhere at the institution (as happened this past year when USC closed
their German Department).

I would greatly appreciate any information that you could give me on
this.

Thank you,
Klawa N. Thresher
Associate Professor of Russian (for now)
Randolph College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503

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