Nurturing an active citizenry
- 05 Apr 2012 11:12 - Francois Strydom
- An undergraduate curriculum helps students become intellectuals, not only technicians.
Government's attitude stinks, says Jansen
- 21 Nov 2011 13:15 - Staff Reporter
- University of the Free State rector Professor Jonathan Jansen says the government's attitude towards its people is appalling.
The inequities that start from birth
- 18 Nov 2011 12:31 - Hasina Ebrahim
- Social contexts must dictate the curriculum for 0- to four-year-olds.
Wanted: A new student politics
- 31 Oct 2011 12:23 - Lis Lange
- The work-in-progress of liberation requires students to muster a daily heroism.
Behind the high-fives
- 21 Oct 2011 09:17 - Victoria John
- If there was gain, there was pain too for students on the UFS leadership programme.
The difficulties of diversity
- 03 Oct 2011 14:54 - Victoria John
- It was a challenging week for University of the Free State students visiting New York.
UFS Diaries of Change
- 27 Sep 2011 12:29 - Victoria John
- The M&G has accompanied 116 UFS students to the US on a new leadership programme introduced after the notorious Reitz residence video.
Jansen: 'Come back changed individuals'
- 23 Sep 2011 00:00 - Victoria John
- Vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen encourages UFS students to try the unexpected ahead of their overseas trip.
Bid to nullify UFS student poll
- 02 Sep 2011 09:57 - Victoria John
- The South African Students' Congress (Sasco) has taken legal action against the UFS for allegedly 'banning' political activity on campus.
'Mediocrity isn't a national imperative'
- 26 Aug 2011 00:00 - Gwen Ngwenya
- As the second anniversary of his assuming the reins at UFS approaches, Jonathan Jansen bemoans the anti-excellence culture in South Africa.
In search of leaders
- 25 Mar 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- A second group of first-year students at the UFS will spend time abroad this year on a leadership programme.
Reitz Four Equality Court matter settled out of court
- 21 Feb 2011 10:19 - Staff Reporter
- The Equality Court matter between the "Reitz Four" students and the University of the Free State (UFS) workers has been settled out of court.
'We too have a dream,' say UFS students
- 10 Dec 2010 10:54 - Kamogelo Seekoei
- Diverse campus lifestyles in the US inspire Kovsies to become 'cohorts of change'.
Campus a 'battleground for politics'
- 03 Nov 2010 15:56 - Staff Reporter
- Politics is playing a "devastating" role on campus and has made universities the terrain where "comrades and racists struggle".
93-year-old gets her PhD
- 24 Sep 2010 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Dr Anna de Jager received her doctoral degree in religious studies last week during the spring graduation ceremony at UFS.
The dangers of exclusive language universities
- 16 Aug 2010 08:32 - David Macfarlane
- Exclusively Afrikaans universities would disastrously imprison white students in single-race and monolingual environments, warns Jonathan Jansen.
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Sniffing out racial intolerance on campus
- 13 Aug 2010 11:33 -
- Care must be taken in setting an anti-racism agenda -- it must handle the difficult concerns while signalling hope, healing and restoration.
Sasco calls for Jansen's resignation
- 12 Aug 2010 12:59 - Staff Reporter
- The SA Students Congress (Sasco) has called for the immediate resignation of vice chancellor of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen.
Reitz Four fined R20 000 each
- 30 Jul 2010 11:09 - Staff Reporter
- The four former University of Free State students known as the "Reitz Four" have each been sentenced to a R20 000 fine or 12 months imprisonment.
ANCYL leader off the hook on hate speech charges
- 16 Jun 2010 07:52 - Staff Reporter
- The DA on Tuesday said it would drop the hate speech charge against Free State ANC Youth League leader Thabo Meeko as he had shown remorse.
