The University of the Free State has inaugurated its new student representative council after its first non-political-party elections, held this week.
The South African Students’ Congress (Sasco) has taken legal action against the UFS for allegedly ‘banning’ political activity on campus.
In its continuing battle with the University of Free State, Sasco will ask a judge to declare student council elections "undemocratic".
As the second anniversary of his assuming the reins at UFS approaches, Jonathan Jansen bemoans the anti-excellence culture in South Africa.
Sixty people have been arrested at an illegal protest against UFS rector Jonathan Jansen for banning political campaigning by SRC candidates.
Students furious over rector Jonathan Jansen’s changes to student politics have staged a protest at the University of Free State.
The queen of talk became the queen of tears as the University of the Free State handed over a PhD, dubbing her a South African — and a Kovsie!
<i>Mail & Guardian</i> readers share their thoughts on the race debate between Jimmy Manyi and Trevor Manuel, Popcru, Mark Gevisser and more.
An institute for race studies has been set up opposite the notorious Reitz residence on UFS, writes <b>Kamogelo Seekoei</b>.
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/ 12 October 2010
Bold intervention was needed to increase the number of PhD graduates in SA, said a study released on Monday by the Academy of Science of South Africa.
A culture of inquiry and debate must be resurrected at all universities, writes <b>Jonathan Jansen</b>.
Prejudice is far too subliminal to be addressed simply by some non-threatening conversations, writes <b>Pedro Alexis Tabensky</b>.
Exclusively Afrikaans universities would disastrously imprison white students in single-race and monolingual environments, warns Jonathan Jansen.
Care must be taken in setting an anti-racism agenda — it must handle the difficult concerns while signalling hope, healing and restoration.
At a rugby match I watched on Saturday afternoon this past weekend, three young people seated in front of me caught my attention for a few minutes.
The SA Students Congress (Sasco) has called for the immediate resignation of vice chancellor of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen.
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.
Jacob Zuma initiating a national dialogue on morals is like the AWB calling for a country-wide debate on racism, said Professor Jonathan Jansen.
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/ 26 January 2010
Two of the former "Reitz Four", who could have continued with their studies at the University of the Free State this year, have not registered.
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/ 20 November 2009
Jonathan Jansen’s method of dealing with the Reitz four does not adequately address ingrained notions of prejudice, argues academic John Sharp.
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/ 13 November 2009
The students involved in the Reitz race row will probably make a public apology before the end of this month, the UFS vice-chancellor said on Friday.
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/ 3 November 2009
The ANC in the Free State on Tuesday came out in support of the University of the Free State’s transformation programme.
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/ 30 October 2009
Jonathan Jansen’s ‘pardoning’ of four University of the Free State students seems to run counter to some ideas in his groundbreaking book.
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/ 29 October 2009
ANCYL leader Julius Malema has come out in full support of University of Free State vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen remaining in his position.
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/ 29 October 2009
ANCYL leader Julius Malema is set to meet UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen on Thursday to discuss his decision to pardon the Reitz Four.
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/ 27 October 2009
The DA laid a hate-speech complaint against ANCYL’s Thebe Meeko on Tuesday over comments he reportedly made about UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen.
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/ 27 October 2009
The reopening of discussions on the University of the Free State’s decisions to pardon the ”Reitz Four” will start on Wednesday.
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/ 26 October 2009
The University of the Free State will reopen discussions on the Reitz residence video following criticism of its decision to pardon the four students.
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/ 22 October 2009
The Cabinet has expressed strong displeasure with the UFS’s decision to drop the university’s internal charges against the Reitz Four.
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/ 22 October 2009
Support for the UFS’s decision to drop charges against the Reitz Four outweighed the negative reaction, rector Jonathan Jansen said on Thursday.
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/ 21 October 2009
UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen must suspend his decision to drop a complaint against the ”Reitz Four”, the Ministry for Higher Education says.
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/ 21 October 2009
A University of Free State cleaner involved in the Reitz racism saga said nobody had consulted them on a decision to invite the student back.