Faculty from the School of Liberal Art at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have written a letter of support opposing the elimination of political science at Marian. (IUPUI is a large public university in Indianapolis.) Click here to download a copy of the letter or read it below.
November 17, 2021
Dear Dr. Elsener and Dr. Silva,
We, the undersigned faculty of the IUPUI School of Liberal Arts, are troubled by the proposal from the Marian University administration to eliminate the political science program. We urge the administration to respect principles of faculty governance, especially in educational and curricular matters, and thus follow the AAUP guidelines for program closure. Those guidelines promote close consultation with and respect for duly constituted faculty governance bodies and emphasize educational considerations.
Moreover, as faculty in a School of Liberal Arts, we are concerned by the elimination of a liberal arts discipline like political science that contributes to the comprehensive, rich education of undergraduates in a democratic society. Students who have graduated from Marian with a degree in political science have written about the value of their degree in their careers and public lives. Students who take political science courses gain a fuller understanding of how our democracy works; you have no doubt read calls from organizations and public leaders for a greater emphasis on civic education. We express our strong support for the arts and sciences faculty at Marian University, and in particular for the faculty and students in the political science program there.
Steve Fox
Professor of English
Raymond Haberski, Jr.
Professor of History
Cornelis de Waal
Professor of Philosophy
Jason Aukerman
Clinical Assistant Professor of American Studies and English
Peter H. Schwartz
Associate Professor of Philosophy
J. Gregory Keller
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
Jennifer Guiliano
Associate Professor of History
Karen Kovacik
Professor of English
David M. Craig
Professor of Religious Studies
Jason M. Kelly
Professor of History
Susan B. Hyatt
Professor of Anthropology
Josh L. Prada
Assistant Professor of Spanish Applied Linguistics
Carrie Foote
Associate Professor of Sociology
Kim White-Mills
Associate Professor Communication Studies
Lynn A Jettpace
Senior Lecturer of English
Debbie Oesch-Minor
Senior Lecturer of English
David Hoegberg
Associate Professor and Chair of English
Nancy Goldfarb
Teaching Professor of English
Ronda Henry
Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies
Steven Russell
Professor of Economics
Michal Hughes
Lecturer in English
Laura Holzman
Associate Professor of Art History and Museum Studies
Marilee Brooks-Gillies
Assistant Professor of English
Hannah J. Haas
Senior Lecturer of English
Wendy Vogt
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Mike Polites
Teaching Professor
Dept of Communication Studies
Janice Bankert-Countryman
Senior Associate Faculty
Communication Studies
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Ian Sheeler
Lecturer
Dept of Communication Studies
Regina Turner
Faculty
Africana Studies Program
Communication Studies
Institute for Engaged Learning
Susan Hyatt
Department of Anthropology
Megan L. Musgrave
Associate Professor
Department of English
Maria Brann
Professor
Department of Communication Studies
Julie A. Belz
Associate Professor
Department of English
Aaron Dusso
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Political Science
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