Apolitical LUMS?
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While we encourage freedom of speech and open debate, LUMS - the institute - has always remained apolitical. Some alumni think that the decision to drag LUMS into politics (as evident by the official press release) is myopic, unwise and not strategic. Do you agree? |
These alumni think that LUMS should as a strategy remain an apolitical institution and stay above this all - even given the recent arrests of faculty. Politicizing the institution will in the long run be its undoing, similar to our past renowned educational institutions, which chose the same path. They think that its tragic that personal opinions and political actions of individuals/faculty are being endorsed by the institution. The decision of faculty members to protest against a dictatorship was their personal decision and not taken in representation of LUMS and thus LUMS cannot venture into politics in trying to protect them.
But where do we really draw the line between the institute and its members? Don't the members make up the institute to begin with? and can't we even issue an official condemnation of the arrest of faculty members? We would appreciate your views on this debate. Please keep in mind that the main point of these alumni is that do whatever you want on an individual basis, but don't drag anything "official" into it.
