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Renew Giovanni Biasin\'s Contract with UC Berkeley

Renew Giovanni Biasin\'s Contract with UC Berkeley

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 5 months ago
Barbara Spackman Chair, Cecchetti Professor of Italian Studies 6303 Dwinelle Hall University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 E-mail: [email protected] Dear Professor Spackman, We are students of UC Berkeley who wish to communicate to you the dismay we feel about the news that UC Berkeley Italian Studies Department has elected to let Lecturer Giovanni Biasin go. The issue came to our attention via a group Facebook.com that calls itself

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April 1, 2008

The stories shared by former students in the comments continue to reflect the profound influence Giovanni Biasin has had on our academic community. These accounts demonstrate that his teaching extends far beyond the classroom and serves as a primary reason for many of us to pursue our studies in Italian. I am currently working to organize these testimonies into a formal presentation for the department administration.

April 1, 2008

Reaching this level of support confirms that the impact of Giovanni Biasin on our department is felt deeply by the entire student body. It is heartening to see how clearly we can articulate the value of his presence here when we gather our thoughts together.

Reached 100 supporters

April 1, 2008

6 Comments

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Mike Liu
18 years ago Featured

This is total garbage. He is a legend in the dept. RENEW HIS CONTRACT RIGHT NOW

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Mark Velez
18 years ago Featured

He helped me so much with my thesis. Prof Biasin needs to stay at Berkeley.

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Sarah Garcia
18 years ago Featured

Giovanni is seriously the best professor I have had here. He makes Italian so easy to learn and actually cares if we show up to class. UCB is making a huge mistake.

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David Norton
18 years ago Featured

Why would you let go of someone who actually knows how to keep students engaged? Bring him back.

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Elena Bryant
18 years ago Featured

Im so sad to hear this. His lectures were the highlight of my semester. Please reconsider.

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Jessica Hudson
18 years ago Featured

Ridiculous decision. Everyone I know loves his class. Bad move admin.

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