Black Academic Caucus

The University of Cape Town Black Academic Caucus (BAC) is a collective of black academics committed to transformation in Higher Education in South Africa.

[Black Academic Caucus @BAC_uct]

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

[Eusebius McKaiser @Eusebius]

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[Eusebius McKaiser @Eusebius]

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.

https://t.co/CH5s9mF954

[Hub for Decolonial Feminist Psychologies in Africa @dfphub]

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

[Black Academic Caucus @BAC_uct]

@DrBladeNzimande just so you know

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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

[Black Academic Caucus @BAC_uct]

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

[Black Academic Caucus @BAC_uct]

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

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

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

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

[Black Academic Caucus @BAC_uct]

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

[Black Academic Caucus @BAC_uct]

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.

[Black Academic Caucus @BAC_uct]

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

[Black Academic Caucus @BAC_uct]

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

[Black Academic Caucus @BAC_uct]

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.