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Canon fodder:Monash cuts to music studies draw chorus of protest

More than 70 scholars from universities including Harvard,Oxford and Cambridge have urged Monash Uni to reverse a decision to scrap some music units under plans to shed 277 full-time jobs.

  • byAdam Carey

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