ABSTRACT
In the preceding chapters, students and faculty raised concerns about the absence of Black faculty and administrators at University of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch, and these universities’ lack of commitment to recruit, employ, and retain Black professionals. In particular, African students were disturbed by the conspicuous absence of Black faculty because they perceived some White faculty to be unconcerned and unsupportive of their academic interests. In the students’ eyes, UCT and Stellenbosch’s lack of commitment to the diversification of their faculty contributed to the inhospitable environment that prevailed at these two universities. The concerns raised by students and some faculty, as well as the findings of the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) report that was released as I was conducting the research for this book, prompted an investigation into faculty recruitment and employment practices.
