Habib to return to work after being cleared in n-word probe
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Johannesburg - Adam Habib, the newly appointed director of the School of Oriental and African Studies or SOAS University of London, has been cleared of racism over the use of the n-word during a meeting with students in March, but investigators recommended several corrective steps to be taken in the aftermath of the incident.
The SOAS board of trustees met on May 4 and have accepted in full the recommendations of an independent external investigation into the meeting of March 11 and events since.
While the report was critical of Habib’s response to students at the meeting and in his subsequent tweets, it said that his mistake in vocalising the n-word in full while trying to say that using the word was offensive, did not, in itself, make him a racist.
New SOAS director may return to work after n-word probe
Adam Habib, the newly appointed director of the School of Oriental and African Studies or SOAS University of London, has been cleared of racism over the use of the n-word during a meeting with students in March, but investigators recommended several corrective steps to be taken in the aftermath of the incident.
The SOAS board of trustees met on 4 May and have accepted in full the recommendations of an independent external investigation into the meeting of 11 March and events since.
While the report was critical of Habib’s response to students at the meeting and in his subsequent tweets, it said that his mistake in vocalising the n-word in full while trying to say that using the word was offensive, did not, in itself, make him a racist.
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a statement released on their website, Marie Staunton, the chair of board of trustees of SOAS announced that the board had accepted in full the recommendations of the independent external investigation in the events of March 11.
NEW: Prof Adam Habib will be resuming his duties as @SOAS Director from Monday Following his use of the N-word during a meeting with students earlier this year, an external investigation was launched into complaints of anti-Blackness at the university. It s now been concluded. Nadine White (@Nadine Writes) May 5, 2021
On March 11, Habib, the director of SOAS (and former vice-chancellor of Wits University) came under criticism when he said the n-word during an online meeting with students. In the meeting, Habib used the full n-word to respond to students’ concerns about a lecturer who had used the word as well as the school’s response to the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Professor Adam Habib will be resuming his duties as the director of the University of London s School of African and Oriental Studies from next week.
Habib came under fire in March for using the N-word during a meeting with students.
He stepped aside while the institution investigated allegations of racism.
Adam Habib will resume his duties as the director of the University of London s School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS).
An independent external investigation found he should stay on, with a restorative justice approach in place.
The former Wits vice-chancellor had come under fire in March for using the N-word during a meeting with students.
Adam Habib to be reinstated after N-word investigation Updated
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Former Wits vice-chancellornAdam Habib has been reinstated as the head of the University of London s School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS).
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The SOAS Board of Trustees says he will resume his duties on Monday.
Habib was suspended after he used the N-word during a meeting with students on March 11.
In a statement by the chairperson of the board of Trustees, Marie Staunton, said it had decided on a restorative justice approach. The actions being taken include: putting in place a restorative justice approach for the meeting of 11 March and events arising; developing, as recommended, a clear policy for the SOAS community on the use of the n-word; continuing to take forward the process of dialogue between the SOAS community of staff & students and SOAS leadership; providing specific advice and support for the Director on equality, diversity issues in