Why do black academics carry the burden of explaining what’s damaging about bean-counting?
Yet it still claims it is working to change the racial demographic of its academic staff.
The Desai case showed how ‘corporate authoritarianism undermined collegiality’.
Ten years after the university’s merger, two researchers argue that internal and external politics have caused massive damage.
Wider concerns with racial representation in academia conceal a significant gender imbalance.
Weighed down by the past, the Cape university is lagging behind in transforming its staff profile
True transformation in campus hostels will come from sharing goals and embracing differences.
Residence cultures too often promote unequal power, unconditional loyalty and groupthink.
Universities must shift their focus and explore better ways of fostering a more democratic society.
A complex of practices exclude women in favour of men, even when the latter are mediocre.
The study of philosophy can help South Africans in their quest to create a truly egalitarian society.
Academics must reimagine themselves and their work in the context of our society.
Stellenbosch is a top institution, but why are architects of racism still being honoured there?
A new report shows that racial and gender imbalances persist in the student and academic staff.
Higher education is no longer a luxury but a necessary resource for global competitiveness.
The "we-ness" factor entrenched by student initiation at universities may clash with cultural identity.
Defending universities against power elites needs an armoury that’s better stocked
We need to consider transplanting some premier qualifications to disadvantaged universities.
A much-vaunted scientific index measuring transformation has come in for a severe drubbing.
Efforts to address past injustices have lowered the bar for education in South Africa, says Agang SA leader Maphela Ramphele.
A new UKZN study says it will take up to 43 years to fully transform staff profiles at South African universities to represent national demographics.
Changing South Africa’s universities entails more than racial and gender equity.
A judge has ordered that a case about racial transformation between the HETN lobby group and Tuks may be heard in the Equality Court.
After North-West varsity fired transformation adviser, allegations of discrimination emerge.
Blade’s committee could erode the authority of university councils and, in turn, have dangerous long-term consequences for university governance.
A jackboot approach that gives a central body power to stamp solutions onto universities is highly unlikely to succeed.
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