- Target:
- University of Chicago Humanities Community
- Region:
- United States of America
A decision has been made to convert the back room of Classics Cafe into a departmental seminar room.
The undersigned adamantly oppose plans to transform the back room of Classics Cafe into a departmental seminar room.
The entire Classics Cafe space is a crucial element in the intellectual life of the Humanities at the University of Chicago. This is a place that has not merely a function, but a physiognomy expressive of unique features of our academic culture. It is a utopian space, where undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty exchange ideas in an atmosphere imbued with a tradition of shared learning. It is a Socratic space.
Changes to Classics Cafe should be in the manner of improvement rather than diminishment. We urge reversal of a decision that would eviscerate a singular milieu of humanistic conversation at the University of Chicago.
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The Save Classics Cafe petition to University of Chicago Humanities Community was written by David Wellbery and is in the category Education at GoPetition.