Black Academic Caucus

Please spread the word, happening on 22nd Sept 2022, 17:00-18:30pm on Zoom. Our next webinar is on GBV in Higher learning institutions. Meeting ID:998 0481 0923, Passcode: 600908. @UCT_SRC @UCTRadio

Volence is so voluminous and gratuitous in our society that our moral compasses no longer function ... The threshold requirements for us to be moved and emote are higher than they should be in a decent society in which the right to life is sacrosanct. timeslive.co.za/ideas/2022-10-…

We're excited to host @sthaYeni - an activist and PhD candidate at @PLAASuwc - for a talk on the 20th of October. Come join us!

@DrBladeNzimande just so you know

Chair of Council, Babalwa Ngonyama, writes to the UCT community about an independent investigation into Senate-related matters. Read more: bit.ly/3RHwTzf

News24.com | UCT crisis: Council chair opens door for probe into allegations against VC and herself dlvr.it/SZlLgM

UCT responds to incorrect, misleading and unethical claims around governance at the institution. Read more: bit.ly/3ChAMVZ

BAC Statement on Ongoing Governance Issues at UCT: Senate, Council and the Executive. BAC is committed to transformation in Higher Education in South Africa and specifically in UCT. @UCT_SRC @UCT_news @UCT_PMF @UCT_IRTC @SundayTimesZA @CapeTimesSA

Join our webinar on Gender-Based Violence at Institutions of Higher Learning. You don't wanna miss this. 22nd September 17:00-18:30pm. @UCT_SRC @UCT_news @UCT_PMF @UCTRadio @UCTHealthSci @GenderEquityUWC @africangender

BAC calls for the urgent lifting of fee blocks for students facing financial exclusion.

BAC Response to the April 06, 2021 Statement of the UCT Vice Chancellor on the matter of the UCT DVC: Transformation Position

BAC Statement on the Developments around the UCT DVC: Transformation Position.

BAC request for the UCT Executive to postpone the resumption of the academic year until all UCT students are registered.

These reports highlighted, in addition to student unrest, the broader effects of racism, discrimination and the slow pace of transformation on the mental wellbeing of campus communities.’ #MayosiReport #IRTCReport #FHSMentalHealthReport #WeAreNotOk

The Mayosi report panel was alive to the mental health debates in institutions of higher learning in South Africa, a focus that was further reinforced by the IRTC report of 2018 and the FHS’s Mental Health Working Group (MHWG) findings of April 2019.

The assistant indicated her puzzlement at this reaction since she had never encountered it when she had acted upon similar instructions from previous deans.’ #RacismRunsDeep@FHS #AnotherProfDunn? #JusticForMayosi #MayosiReport

In one reported instance Professor Mayosi had instructed his personal assistant to arrange a meeting with a white colleague who, in a hostile tone, asked why he did not call personally.

‘There are anecdotal accounts of micro-aggression or resistance observed by administrative support staff who had served various deans and deputy deans.