Why the Roehampton Classics Department is Important
Why the Roehampton Classics Department is Important I have a long history with Roehampton University. I studied my Undergraduate in 2010-2013 and came back to do my PhD in 2017, which is currently ongoing. I'll have studied here for seven years by the end of my PhD! It's very sad for me to see the University's recent statement that they will drastically cut funds from the Arts and Humanities. I'm turning thirty next year and so Roehampton has been a part of my life on and off for a third of the time I have been alive. I think it can easily be forgotten that we students don't see University courses as just a ticket to a better paid job. Even my Undergraduate cohort talk about Roehampton Classics as an important part of their identity, despite it being a long time since they graduated. No matter the reason, department cuts is immensely sad for us students, including alumni. I have studied at both a modern university (Roehampton) and a traditional one (Durha