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Simon Goldhill at the Crossroads?
Simon Goldhill, the Director of The Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) who invited David Willetts to speak in Cambridge in November 2011, has been quoted in the Chicago Tribune as saying of Sophocles: ‘I … Continue reading
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Over 50 academics sign letter condemning student conviction
We, the undersigned, condemn the decision by the University of Cambridge to suspend a student from the university for two and half years for his part in a peaceful protest against the government’s higher education policy. Universities should be a … Continue reading
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Students protest for freedom of speech at Lord Sainsbury’s installation as Chancellor
This morning hundreds of students and staff silently protested outside Lord Sainsbury’s installation as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. Dressed in gowns and academic dress, the students and staff stood with banners outside the Senate House with duct tape … Continue reading
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Media round-up
International Washington Post - Protests after Cambridge University student suspended for disrupting speech with poem Globe and Mail (Canada) - Anger grows after Cambridge student gets 2-year suspension for poem protest Russia Today – http://rt.com/news/line/2012-03-17/ Press TV - UK student gets 7 term-ban … Continue reading
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Solidarity with Simon Furse
Cambridge Defend Education sends it full solidarity to Simon Furse ahead of his hearing before the full misconduct committee on February 15th and wishes to add its support to the Take Back Your Campus demonstration at the University of Birmingham. … Continue reading
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