This article by Sussex university’s vice chancellor about how the Office for Students seemingly oversaw its investigation into worries about free speech at Sussex is… quite something.
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/ofs-investigation-into-my-university-was-flawed-kathleen-stock
https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/ofs-investigation-into-my-university-was-flawed-kathleen-stock
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And nothing in the OfS ruling inhibits universities from acting >>
The entire machinery was switched over to pushing transphobia to legitimize the eradication of rights.
You’re looking at the results of a decade of that effort.
Section 3 of the statement feels very much like an add on
Requires enforced language so _must_ use chosen pronouns. And more.
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/getmedia/6eb52f5d-6304-4594-8d8a-acfde785b05b/transgender-and-gender-identity-equality-policy.pdf
Just because they’re an academic, it doesn’t mean they’re not biased or politically/ ideologically motivated!
https://bsky.app/profile/serenadtyl.bsky.social/post/3llb6ilfar22t
They’ve presided over a catastrophic black hole in uk HE finances.
Siding with the far right in the culture wars is a quick and easy way to make sure they survive the bonfire of quangos.
"Office FOR students."
Definite MInistry of Truth vibes there.
A bit like the sort of country that has "Democratic" in its name.
#r4today