Opinion / Letters
University of Zimbabwe POLAD's Wall of Silence
30 Jun 2011 at 14:05hrs | Views
The Secretary
Department for Politics and Administration (POLAD)
University of Zimbabwe
P.O.Box MP167
Mount Pleasant
Harare
Zimbabwe
Dear Sir or Madam
RE: DPhil research proposal, "Towards a new theory - a critical analysis of the militarization of Zimbabwe's elections (2000 – 2011) and the implications for good governance."
Having exhausted all official channels of communication, I have no option but use an open letter in frustration at the wall of silence by the Department for Politics and Administration regarding my research proposal which I submitted on 7th June 2011 by email. Despite getting feedback relatively well until May, I am not getting a reply to my follow-ups for progress since then. Telephones are not getting through either.
As I am about to commemorate the acknowledgement of my application by the Academic Registrar's office on 12 July 2010 and a departmental assessor recommended 'that the candidate be allowed to register', I am justifiably concerned by the delay. It would be a very sad day if academic freedom was under threat at Zimbabwe's Bastion of Learning.
Yours sincerely,
Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Department for Politics and Administration (POLAD)
University of Zimbabwe
P.O.Box MP167
Mount Pleasant
Harare
Zimbabwe
Dear Sir or Madam
RE: DPhil research proposal, "Towards a new theory - a critical analysis of the militarization of Zimbabwe's elections (2000 – 2011) and the implications for good governance."
Having exhausted all official channels of communication, I have no option but use an open letter in frustration at the wall of silence by the Department for Politics and Administration regarding my research proposal which I submitted on 7th June 2011 by email. Despite getting feedback relatively well until May, I am not getting a reply to my follow-ups for progress since then. Telephones are not getting through either.
As I am about to commemorate the acknowledgement of my application by the Academic Registrar's office on 12 July 2010 and a departmental assessor recommended 'that the candidate be allowed to register', I am justifiably concerned by the delay. It would be a very sad day if academic freedom was under threat at Zimbabwe's Bastion of Learning.
Yours sincerely,
Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Source - Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
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