Invitation To A Pastor

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The refusal of the appointment of honorary doctors UAB Josep Fontana and Jordi Nadal

Pedro López López and Salvador López Arnal

Rebellion

few weeks ago we learned ( http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=121835 ) that recently the Autonomous University of Barcelona had rejected the appointment of doctors "honoris causa "the distinguished professors Josep Fontana and Jordi Nadal. Some (many, hundreds, thousands ...?) think that the dominant thought (only? ") and has a lot to have the echo that provide media institutions and their service, resources have not, even remotely, those social scientists who defend critical thinking. Therefore, we believe that refusing to recognize the record and qualifications of teachers Fontana and Nadal is an act of moral poverty which we can not be complicit by our silence.

This has led us to take the initiative to write a short letter to the Rector of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona expressing our outrage at the refusal to recognize academic deserve Josep Fontana and Jordi Nadal. The letter has been sent has been supported by more than eighty academics, and reads as follows:

Ms Ana Ripolli Aracil

Rector of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona:

Lady. Lead:

Having considered the recent refusal to grant the title of "Doctor Honoris Causa" to professors Josep Fontana and Jordi Nadal, I wish to convey my shock and outrage at this foolishness. Gloss over the merits of both figures overflows a short paper like this that just want to make clear that this rejection only discredits the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhich runs the risk of appearing as sectarian and even prone to some academic McCarthyism condemned without any palliative.

Hoping that this huge error is corrected, Yours faithfully

From now on, whoever you support this protest is directed, by copying the text or writing one to aim for the rector's email address UAB, rectora@uab.cat or gabinet.rectorat @ uab.cat

Please put a copy of these messages to plopezgt @ gmail or salarnal@gmail.com to know what response have you had this action.

http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=123102