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Questions, but no answers, about decolonizing South African university curricula 19 Oct 2018 Opinion

UCT skeletons in the cupboard not a mistake, but evidence of a colonial crime against humanity 18 Oct 2018 Opinion

Let's move beyond talking about quality of teaching at South African universities and do something about it 07 Oct 2018 Opinion

UCT needs a zero-tolerance approach to crimen injuria in general and racist utterances in particular 06 Oct 2018 Opinion

Identifying and building on past successes can also help realign the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) future 04 Oct 2018 Opinion

An open letter to Civil Engineering Magazine and the SAICE Professor Alison Lewis, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, writes an open letter to Civil Engineering Magazine and the SAICE. 06 Aug 2018 Open letter

The Place of Sara Baartman at UCT A collective of black womxn academics at UCT under the banner of the BAC Womxn’s Collective write about the place of Sara Baartman at UCT. 20 Mar 2018

VC Dr Max Price responds to BAC Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price responds to Black Academic Caucus’s further allegations. 02 Mar 2018

Black Academic Caucus statement The Black Academic Caucus responds to the VC Desk: UCT’s executive selection process is rigorous and thorough. 01 Mar 2018

Now’s the time for transformation to build excellence in higher education Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng reflects on a season of change in the higher education sector. 23 Jan 2018 Opinion

CHE’s challenge an opportunity not a crisis for UCT Law Faculty Media reports about the Council of Higher Education (CHE) review process have given the impression that the University of Cape Town is in peril of losing accreditation for the LLB degree. This conclusion is misleading and alarmist. It overlooks the importance of the relationship between universities and the CHE in ensuring that South African law faculties maintain high standards. 24 Nov 2017 Opinion

Statement by civil society organisations on the integrity of the budget process 23 Nov 2017 Republished

UCT Philosophy Department statement on the Rocking the Daisies concession UCT’s Philosophy Department releases a statement outlining their position on the controversial decision to offer a concession for students attending Rocking the daisies. 20 Oct 2017 Open letter

Response to VC’s recent communication about DVC smear email William Daniels writes a letter to Dr Max Price to address the way in which the Vice-Chancellor handled the public communication about the recent email smearing DVC Phakeng. 20 Oct 2017 Open letter

Modern mathematics: Did the Greeks inherit the Earth? Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Loretta Feris and the Curriculum Change Working Group recently convened a panel discussion on decolonising the mathematics curriculum. 29 Sep 2017 Opinion

‘Decolonisation’ at the University of Cape Town: What is it? How should it be achieved? Emeritus Professor Timothy Crowe responds to Mahmood Mamdani’s TB Davie Memorial Lecture (22 August 2017) titled “Decolonisng the Post-Colonial University”. 26 Sep 2017 Opinion

Emancipated ‘decolonisation’ at the University of Cape Town: What is it? How should it be achieved? Emeritus Professor Timothy Crowe responds to Professor Vivek Chibber’s Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture (14 August 2017) titled “Eurocentrism, the academy and social emancipation”. 26 Sep 2017 Opinion

Postgrads urgently need funding Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng argues the case for further funding for postgraduate study. 15 Sep 2017 Opinion

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