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UCU staff at Kingston Uni have decried the planned cuts to humanities courses at the university. Staff at Kingston University (KU) have spoken out against inhumane cuts to courses and staff announced by the university recently. KU workers represented by the UCU union said they were stunned after learning that the university plans to permanently withdraw history provision and research, some two years after closing its history course in 2019. UCU said that the three remaining historians at KU face compulsory redundancy , while other staff cuts such as a nearly 40 per cent reduction in staff teaching Media and Communications and Film Studies has also hit humanities provision at the university.
By Julia Johnson | June 2, 2021 | 2:08pm EDT
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Princeton University’s Classics Department has removed its requirement for majors to learn Greek or Latin in an effort, reportedly, to address systemic racism. A four-person Equity Committee for the department claims its goal with this change is to “create opportunities for the advancement of students and (future) colleagues from historically underrepresented backgrounds within the discipline.”
The Classics Department completely eliminated its “classics” track that required proficiency in Greek or Latin, along with the requirement to take one of the languages, according to
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The Princeton Alumni Weekly also reported that Director of Undergraduate Studies and professor of classics, Josh Billings, said these changes received new urgency after the ”events around race that occurred last summer,” presumably a reference to George Floyd’s murder and the ensuing protests and
Princeton University’s Classics Department has removed its requirement for majors to learn Greek or Latin in an effort, reportedly, to address systemic racism. A four-person Equity Committee for the department claims its goal with this change is to “create opportunities for the advancement of students and (future) colleagues from historically underrepresented backgrounds within the discipline.”