Another Classics Petition - Please Sign

[Zephyrus]

The University of Pittsburgh has unilaterally decided to suspend its Classics graduate program.
How they went about making this decision is almost as reprehensible as the prospect of denying a classical education to future generations of students. Please take 10 seconds of your time to sign this. This is something that means a lot to me and I would deeply appreciate it.

Over the past four years I witnessed my own Classics program at UMaine wither and die as a result of funding cuts and program suspensions. It pains me to see this happening elsewhere, too.

http://www.change.org/petitions/dea...e-the-department-of-classics-graduate-program

 

[Dak]

Wonder how much it has to do with volumes of literature freely accessible online?

 

[divine_torture]

Regardless, many great volumes will be unnoticed or not well addressed without a proper course. I agree with Zeph, this is atrocious. I signed immediately.

 

[skeptik]

Is there a petition in support of closing the program?

 

[The Emptier]

dun

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Saw it on your Facebook wall, signed already.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

They should spend their money elsewhere instead of the fucking sports teams. I've considered going to University of Pittsburgh, but not for Classics.

 

[sevag00]

Are these petitions helping change their mind?

 

[Zephyrus]

It would be different if this decision was made after negotiations and deliberations from all parties involved. Instead it was made arbitrarily by the administration.