DDU director Alka Sehgal Cuthbert was one of the panelists in this debate, part of the conference ‘Towards the Common Good: Rethinking Race in the 21st Century’, hosted by The Equiano Project, Emmanuel College and King’s College, Cambridge.
Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthbert has a new article in Teachwire. She writes: ‘When teachers come down on the side of social justice activism, the distinction between educational goals and the political interests of the teachers in question becomes blurred, breaching the duty of schools to teach impartially.’ Read the full article here.
Dismayed at the coverage of recent events at the Palace, DDU decided to remind the Monarchy that Fulani’s view of what happened is based on a minoritarian political belief system.
DDU academics challenge Advance HE’s approach as ‘divisive’ and ‘risking the racialisation of campus life’.
DDU responds to the CRED report and emphasises the recommendations we would like to be followed through by the government.
‘Understanding’ does not relieve anyone of the responsibility to condemn the brutal, performative murder of innocent citizens by those committed to a version of Islam that abhors our cherished values of free speech and democracy.
