{"id":104093,"date":"2019-10-09T10:41:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T08:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=104093"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:30","slug":"philosophers-oppose-eshcc-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/10\/09\/philosophers-oppose-eshcc-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophers oppose ESHCC merger"},"content":{"rendered":"

The members of the Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil) Faculty Council oppose a merger with the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC). At a council meeting held on Monday morning, they unanimously rejected the merger recommendation issued by ESHCC Dean Frank van der Duijn Schouten.<\/p>\n

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Two weeks ago, ESHCC\u2019s merger plans were revived. Interim Dean Van der Duijn Schouten said he was in favour of dividing the faculty into two, with one part merging with the Erasmus School of Behavioural and Social Sciences (ESSB) and the other part merging with ESPhil. But the philosophers are not yet convinced that this is a good idea. \u201cThe way the scenarios are looking right now, we are ruling out a merger\u201d, said Marloes Westerveld, the chair of ESPhil\u2019s Faculty Council. \u201cThere is not enough support at our faculty for that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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