Tag: layoffs
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Exeter’s Executive Board Proposes Massive Cuts; Petition Launched
The Executive Board of the University of Exeter has proposed cutting around 150 staff roles, reports the BBC, with with 115 of them in…
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Petition Against Dundee University Plan to Cut Philosophy Degree
“The University of Dundee has announced it plans to cease offering Philosophy as a named degree from 2027. This news has come as a…
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Portland State Ordered To Reinstate Laid-Off Philosophy Faculty & Others
“Administrators who claim that their university is under financial distress must not be given carte blanche,” wrote members of the Department of Philosophy at Portland…
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Cuts to Philosophy Are Part of Massive Layoffs at St. Norbert College
“The problem is, the administration keeps coming back for more, and more, and more, and it never stops.”
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Philosophy Departments Under Threat: Information, Pro-Active Strategies, Defense
-[Temporarily moved to the top of the page (again), as the issues discussed are still with us. Originally published in October, 2020.]- Many philosophy…
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Wisconsin Campus Closure Approved; Philosophers & Others To Lose Jobs
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted last week to approve the closure of the Waukesha campus of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.…
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Manhattan College Betrays Faculty
Don’t take a job at Manhattan College, says Manhattan College.
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That’s Not How Layoffs/Redundancies Work, Sussex
The University of Sussex is reportedly attempting to lay off a philosophy lecturer while at the same time advertising a new position to teach…
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Philosophy & Other Humanities Fields at Kent Threatened
The administration of the University of Kent is planning to lay off faculty in its Department of Philosophy and other humanities and arts fields.
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Humanities & Other Areas Threatened at Brighton
The administration of the University of Brighton earlier this month announced a plan to layoff over 100 faculty members and 30 support staff, focusing…
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Devastating Cuts at Laurentian University To Philosophy & Many Other Programs
Following years of extraordinary mismanagement by administrators, Laurentian University is attempting to address its current financial insolvency by eliminating a shocking number of academic…
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Western Oregon Plans to Cut Philosophy Major & Minor
Western Oregon University (WOU) is planning to eliminate several degree programs, including its philosophy major and minor, and laying off half of its philosophy…
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Philosophy Threatened at University of Evansville (updated)
Christopher M. Pietruszkiewicz, the president of the University of Evansville, thinks it is a good idea to make sure future students at the school…
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Retrenchment at St. Cloud State Targets Philosophy Faculty (Updated)
Three members of the Department of Philosophy at St. Cloud State University (SCSU) in Minnesota may lose their jobs if the school’s administration decides…
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Wheeling Jesuit University Eliminates Philosophy Department (Updated)
Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU), a Catholic college in West Virginia, is eliminating its Department of Philosophy, including laying off its tenured faculty and ceasing course offerings, in an attempt to overcome…
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Mills College Plans To Eliminate Philosophy Department
Following up on the report about the threat to philosophy at Mills College: the Board of Trustees and administration at Mills announced late yesterday…
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Chicago State’s Sudden Layoffs Include A Tenured Philosopher
Chicago State University has been facing a financial crisis. It relies on the state of Illinois for about 30% of its budget, but, owing to…