Uncommon Enemy (2010)
““Oh,” responded Stuart surprised at the abruptness of the statement. He had just dropped into the Sterling’s office for a chat but dispensing with his usual warm greeting the professor had looked up from his desk, regarded his young colleague bleakly and then barked out the information. After a long pause Stuart asked tentatively, “Is it an important meeting?”
“Yes. We knew it was coming but it’s still a shock when it happens. Here. Read for yourself.”
Memorandum To: All Heads of Department From: The President, Auckland University College Subject: Extraordinary Meeting Date: 28th November 1941 Colleagues The new Ministry of Education and Culture has instructed us to convene an extraordinary meeting to receive a presentation from their representatives regarding what they term ‘New Order Regulations governing tertiary curriculum and delivery processes’.
I strongly suspect that this meeting will be the beginning of the curtailment of those areas of academic freedom that we ...have hitherto taken for granted.MoreLess
“Yes. We knew it was coming but it’s still a shock when it happens. Here. Read for yourself.”
Memorandum To: All Heads of Department From: The President, Auckland University College Subject: Extraordinary Meeting Date: 28th November 1941 Colleagues The new Ministry of Education and Culture has instructed us to convene an extraordinary meeting to receive a presentation from their representatives regarding what they term ‘New Order Regulations governing tertiary curriculum and delivery processes’.
I strongly suspect that this meeting will be the beginning of the curtailment of those areas of academic freedom that we ...have hitherto taken for granted.MoreLess
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