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Questions, but no answers, about decolonizing South African university curricula
19 Oct 2018
Opinion
UCT skeletons in the cupboard not a mistake, but evidence of a colonial crime against humanity
18 Oct 2018
Opinion
Let's move beyond talking about quality of teaching at South African universities and do something about it
07 Oct 2018
Opinion
UCT needs a zero-tolerance approach to crimen injuria in general and racist utterances in particular
06 Oct 2018
Opinion
Identifying and building on past successes can also help realign the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) future
04 Oct 2018
Opinion
An open letter to Civil Engineering Magazine and the SAICE
Professor Alison Lewis, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, writes an open letter to Civil Engineering Magazine and the SAICE.
06 Aug 2018
Open letter
The Place of Sara Baartman at UCT
A collective of black womxn academics at UCT under the banner of the BAC Womxn’s Collective write about the place of Sara Baartman at UCT.
20 Mar 2018
VC Dr Max Price responds to BAC
Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price responds to Black Academic Caucus’s further allegations.
02 Mar 2018
Black Academic Caucus statement
The Black Academic Caucus responds to the VC Desk: UCT’s executive selection process is rigorous and thorough.
01 Mar 2018
Now’s the time for transformation to build excellence in higher education
Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng reflects on a season of change in the higher education sector.
23 Jan 2018
Opinion
CHE’s challenge an opportunity not a crisis for UCT Law Faculty
Media reports about the Council of Higher Education (CHE) review process have given the impression that the University of Cape Town is in peril of losing accreditation for the LLB degree. This conclusion is misleading and alarmist. It overlooks the importance of the relationship between universities and the CHE in ensuring that South African law faculties maintain high standards.
24 Nov 2017
Opinion
Statement by civil society organisations on the integrity of the budget process
23 Nov 2017
Republished
UCT Philosophy Department statement on the Rocking the Daisies concession
UCT’s Philosophy Department releases a statement outlining their position on the controversial decision to offer a concession for students attending Rocking the daisies.
20 Oct 2017
Open letter
Response to VC’s recent communication about DVC smear email
William Daniels writes a letter to Dr Max Price to address the way in which the Vice-Chancellor handled the public communication about the recent email smearing DVC Phakeng.
20 Oct 2017
Open letter
Modern mathematics: Did the Greeks inherit the Earth?
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Loretta Feris and the Curriculum Change Working Group recently convened a panel discussion on decolonising the mathematics curriculum.
29 Sep 2017
Opinion
‘Decolonisation’ at the University of Cape Town: What is it? How should it be achieved?
Emeritus Professor Timothy Crowe responds to Mahmood Mamdani’s TB Davie Memorial Lecture (22 August 2017) titled “Decolonisng the Post-Colonial University”.
26 Sep 2017
Opinion
Emancipated ‘decolonisation’ at the University of Cape Town: What is it? How should it be achieved?
Emeritus Professor Timothy Crowe responds to Professor Vivek Chibber’s Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture (14 August 2017) titled “Eurocentrism, the academy and social emancipation”.
26 Sep 2017
Opinion
Postgrads urgently need funding
Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng argues the case for further funding for postgraduate study.
15 Sep 2017
Opinion
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