LGBTI community discriminated against in higher learning institutions
Gay and lesbian students from different universities across the country have called on all institutions of higher learning to raise awareness about homosexuality.
What is the value of diversity?
UCT's Employment Equity Policy states: ‘It is recognised that employment equity is essential to the University’s mission.
Why Study Humanities?
Poetry, philosophy, sculpture, dance, history, politics, anthropology, ethics, religion. If you have your heart set on studying any of these
Decolonizing the curriculum within Higher Education within South African universities: How #RhodesMustFall had risen
Dineo Makgakge, a Honours students in the Department of Political Sciences and International Studies submitted an abstract for the Decolonize the University conference.
Exclusion and the built environment from the perspective of Disability Unit Staff Members (DUSMs).
Desire Chiwandire a PHD candidate and member of the Higher Education Institutional Culture and Transformation group at the Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University. Chiwandire submitted an abstract for the decoloniaty conference at the University of South Africa, Pretoria campus.
The idea of a (decolonial) university: advancing new cultural productions in science
Sabrina Liccardo a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Higher Education Institutional Cultures, Equity and Transformation at the Department of Political and International Studies of Rhodes University submitted abstract for Decoloniaty Conference
Challenges facing institutional transformation of historically white South Africa universities
Two manuscripts are currently being developed from Masixole Booi's MA thesis which examines the Accelerated Development Programme (ADP) for black academics....
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Disability Week Talk
Desire Chiwandire presented a paper on funding mechanisms and students with disabilities durinf disability week
"Why do we still aspire to whiteness?"
Zuziwe Msomi, who teaches in the Centre fro African Studies, is asking the tough question. Why, in post-apartheid South AFrica, does whiteness still appear 'normal'?And why are people and cultures that don't subscribe to that paradigm routinely 'othered'?
PowerFM Interview Request
Talking on an article titled "Breaking the silence around lecturers who are sexually harassed by students". on PowerFM
POP at the Community Engagement Symposium
Members of the Pedagogy of Place (POP) attended the Community Engagement Symposium
“A true test of my will power”: Reflections on my Master’s and PHD journeys
reflections from Ms Chipo Munyaki's Master's and PHD journey
Rape Culture on campus
An anti-rape culture campaign began at Rhodes University recently.
Why boycott graduation, when you can decolonise it through affirming your cultural identity?
An opinion on the call to boycott graduation as it is graduation season
The fruits of being driven by the curiosity to learn new things
A narrative of the journey taken by Desire Chiwandire and how his curiosity has motivated him to seek new understanding.
Getting going with academic writing
– Prof. Louise Vincent speaks to post graduate scholars at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)16 March 2016
Designing your action research project
Prof. Louise Vincent presented a workshop on action research to students and academics at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)9 March 2016
Leadership training on disability
PhD candidate in Higher Education Institutional Cultures, Equity and Transformation, Desire ‘Des’ Chiwandire gave a presentation during orientation week for a leadership training session on disability
Action Research Seminar
The Higher Education Institutional Culture Equity and Transformation (HEICET) group recently had a fruitful seminar with Prof Ronél Ferreira on Participatory Action Research (PAR) and Action Research (AR).
Thesis proposal and Photography session
The Higher Education Institutional Culture Equity and Transformation (HEICET) group recently had a successful thesis proposal seminar with Prof Louise Vincent followed by a photography session with Ms Mia van de Merwe.
Writing is thinking
Professor Louise Vincent presented a seminar on Academic writing in the Politics department. Honours and Masters Students attended the session.
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Rhodes researcher launches partnership with India
Rhodes Professor of Political Studies Louise Vincent has won a grant from the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
