Max Price
latest news & developmentsHigher education state policy needs urgent assessment
This is made evident by corruption at universities, assassination attempts, the failure of the students funding scheme, and the Mpati report on governance quality and racial…
UCT saga continues as inquiry into vice-chancellor takes shape
The former deputy at the centre of the row was accused of misrepresenting her credentials
Dear Professor Phakeng, you owe students an apology
Initially Mamokgethi Phakeng’s position as VC offered hope. However, her comments about Professor Bongani Mayosi’s death are worrying
Black students ‘undervalued’ at UCT
A report compiled by the UCT curriculum change working group shows that coloniality remains a problem at the university
Meet UCT’s new ‘spicy’ FabAcademic
Self-confessed maverick Mamokgethi Phakeng says this job was not exactly part of her career plan
UCT to rename building after Chris Hani
The New Science Lecture Theatre is to be renamed the Chris Hani Lecture Theatre in honour of Hani’s contribution to South Africa’s democracy
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng appointed new UCT vice-chancellor
Phakeng said she was "humbled" by the appointment, which takes effect on July 1, 2018.
UCT to embark on its own TRC
Students are wary that they’ll bear the brunt of the process and the university won’t be held to account
UCT, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng and accusations of fake qualifications
Just nine months into her appointment, two UCT alumni sent a string of emails alleging her qualifications are fake
Slice of Life: The harsh light shines on purpose
The #RhodesMustFall movement may have began because of a statue but it did so much more
To survive, South Africa’s universities must learn to engage with chaos
The annual gathering of UCT’s alumni revealed how hard universities must work in the coming years to encourage dissent and debate.
Grants and loans are the fee answer, says Max Price
In such a system the wealthy will pay and the lowest and middle income students are covered.
Past sins revisited and corrected
In the second of his two-part article, Max price explains why UCT uses race in deciding who to admit.
In defence of race-based policy
In the first of a two-part article Max Price argues that universities have to consider students’ socioeconomic status.
No threat to African centre
The debate should focus on the nature and place of African studies in an African university, writes <b>Max Price</b>.