We continue to be overwhelmed by your support and that of the philosophical community at a large. In particular, thanks to Profs Leiter and Weinberg for posting on their respective blogs, in each case with helpful context.  We were also extremely pleased to receive the support of the Board of Directors of the American Philosophical Association, whose letter to our Chair of the College Council, Officer-in-Charge (OIC), and Provost is linked to, below.  

While we have unquestionably gotten the attention of the administration, we do not believe that our efforts so far have caused our OIC to rethink the original decision. In light of that, we would like to request letters of support be sent to the above-referenced individuals, supplying them with even more reasons to rescind their decisions. Those letters might be from individual alums, friends, departments, organizations, clubs, or programs.  Any testimony would be greatly appreciated. Some may have personal stories to tell; others may, we hope, stand with us on principle.  Either way, you would be contributing to our effort.

We would be happy to supply some talking points to any who might request them.  We also want to emphasize that it is important to keep one’s communications with the administration professional and to keep going through proper channels.  Please, please, sign and comment upon our petition, write a letter to the appropriate authorities, but please don’t otherwise interrupt the normal business of the college we are trying to preserve.