AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MANAGEMENT OF LAUTECH FROM COMR. ABDUL-KARREM YUSUF OPEYEMI (IRREDUCIBLE EMINENT)
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MANAGEMENT OF LAUTECH A CRY FOR ACADEMIC JUSTICE FOR ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY To the Vice-Chancellor, To the Management, To the Senate, To every authority entrusted with protecting the academic dignity of this great institution, I write not in anger alone. I write in conviction. I write in defense of truth. I write because silence at a time like this would be betrayal. What is currently being proposed — the movement of Anatomy and Physiology from the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences to another faculty under Pure and Applied Sciences — is not a mere restructuring. It is not a harmless administrative shuffle. It is not just paperwork. It is an academic statement. And that statement, whether intentional or not, says: “These disciplines are no longer central to medicine.” That message is dangerous. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ARE NOT SIDE COURSES Anatomy is the study of the human body — its structure, its organization, its ...