UK university courses on race and colonialism facing axe due to cuts
Academics warn loss of higher education arts and humanities courses will harm understanding of racism and imperial history
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Academics warn loss of higher education arts and humanities courses will harm understanding of racism and imperial history
Ballots slipped through letterboxes for education workers in the University and College Union (UCU) from 25 January. Incumbent Jo Grady is being challenged for general secretary (GS), and there are elections for the National Executive (NEC) members and for the union vice-president (who becomes president after two years). Voting closes 1 March. In online hustings this week Grady admitted her term had not been easy, blaming the difficulties on having to implement an industrial strategy that was not of her design (despite implementation being her actual job).