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Restorative justice at SOAS after Adam Habib used N-word: It s a complete sham
6 May 2021 12:34 PM
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SOAS student leader rejects probe s outcome to reinstate Habib, but Advocate Thuli Madonsela backs his reinstatement completely.
An external investigation has found that Professor Adam Habib was not guilty of racism when he used the N-word.
Habib will therefore return to his position as School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) director in London.
At an online meeting, Habib used the N-word but has argued that he was describing the word to describe other incidents where students had raised concerns of lecturers using the racial slur.
Felix Dlangamandla
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.