The Conversation

Why Africa’s professors are afraid of colonial education being dismantled

Will academics keep standing on the sidelines while students dismantle symbols of colonialism like the statue of Cecil John Rhodes? Reuters/Mike Hutchings A series of student protests in South Africa ...
The Conversation

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Universities and schools must acknowledge how colonial education has reproduced anti‑Indigenous racism

As we move towards Sept. 30, many schools and universities will be talking about observing the new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Many schools formerly observed this day as Orange Shirt ...
The Hill

Colonial-era schoolhouse used to educate Black children receives $5M grant

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is contributing $5 million toward the restoration of a The Bray School, a building used to educate Black children in Virginia during the 1700s. The schoolhouse is ...
The Hindu

Colonial masters and native education

It is generally accepted that education was formally established in India in an organised fashion around 1500 BC. Over subsequent centuries the spread of education thrived to the extent that Nalanda ...