Jonathan Jansen

Several universities are facing deepening governance crises marked by institutional capture, leadership instability and weakened accountability systems, say higher education…

While a bridge may symbolise connection, many South Africans still begin their journeys from vastly unequal social starting points

This is an edited extract from Jonathan Jansen’s new book, Breaking Bread

It is incomprehensible that some would claim we flourished under oppression, just because we had better roads and electricity

In South Africa, we come from a proud history of activism. How then have we suddenly learnt to be helpless?

Campuses elsewhere in Africa have seen the damage done by student activism influenced by political parties, a matter that has raised concern at South Africa’s higher education…

Forensic science was critical in convicting axe murderer Henri van Breda who killed his father, mother and brother in their upmarket home

The moment I heard of Mayosi’s death, I wondered if academia in South Africa has become a deathtrap for trailblazing black academics, says the writer

The beneficiaries of an unjust economic system remain blind to the crippling effects of its legacy

As by Fire’s hard look at the recent violence on campuses presents dire warnings and hope

The rector of the University of the Free State has been proactive and vocal about promoting racial understanding.

Professor Jonathan Jansen will leave the University of Free State to take up a fellowship at Stanford University in the United States.

UFS rector and vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen says Jordan should have an honorary doctorate and commended him for stepping down voluntarily.

Bloemfontein’s Rolene Strauss has taken the title of Miss South Africa 2014 in a glittering pageant at the Sun City Superbowl.

The Young Communist League of SA has called on the University of the Free State to confront the reality of racism at UFS and expel all racists.