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Professor Emeritus Alan Kirkaldy Receives Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Book Award for Everyday Communists in South Africa’s Liberation Struggle
By the time most academics retire, they have packed up their office plants, maybe published a few final papers, and faded into the footnotes of departmental memory, but not Professor Emeritus Alan Kirkaldy. At Rhodes University, where history comes alive through the library stacks, Prof Kirkaldy has done something quite revolutionary.
Postgraduate Funding Fair presents a gateway to opportunity and transformation
The Eastern Cape Postgraduate Funding Fair has become a landmark gathering that unites students, scholars, funders, and institutions across the province in a shared pursuit of educational advancement. Launched in 2024 at Rhodes University, the 2025 edition represented a compelling convergence of vision, collaboration, and opportunity at Nelson Mandela University (NMU).
[RU120] A night of unity and rhythm: RU120 Concert celebrates culture, community, and 120 years of excellence
Rhodes University marked a significant moment in its centenary celebrations with the RU120 Makhanda Community Concert, held at the 1820 Settler’s Monument. Headlined by legendary South African musician Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse, the concert formed part of the closing events for the university’s #RU120 celebrations.
Dialogue urges universities to reimagine their purpose through community engagement
Amid increasing pressure on universities to focus on global rankings, research output, and graduate employability, a recent dialogue hosted at Rhodes University made a powerful case for re-centering community engagement and the public good. The event, Higher Education Community Engagement: The Cultivation of Humanity, positioned these values as essential to university success.