I like to think that I am a resilient person - I can roll with the punches. But sometimes I feel like I might as well give into despair and just abandon all hope. Case in point... There seems to be a war of attrition on my faculty at the University of Calgary. The main proponent appears to be the university provost. Why he has a real hate on for our faculty I do not know but all of his recent actions speak of a man who is determined to obliterate Communications and Culture through what I can only describe as a mean spirited and venal attack on all that our faculty represents.
Frankly I am baffled by his attitude. It makes no sense to me. Perhaps he was rejected by a similar body at an earlier stage in his life. Perhaps he fears the very notion of critical thought and resents people who can articulate complex ideas when he is confused by the challenge of tying his shoes without a committee to assist him. I really do not know.
As a student I am in some measure protected but I cannot help but feel that I am being ripped off by the University of Calgary. I am devoting several years of my life to earning my PhD in Culture and Society. I may be one of a small group to ever have what may be a questionable distinction.
But if things are bad for me they are far worse for my colleagues in the faculty. They are being treated with what I can only describe as contempt by an individual for whom I am unable to muster a single shred of respect. I cannot help but despair.
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