Institutional culture at Rhodes has not been alienating - lecturer

The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, held a public dialogue on 'Transformation Struggles in South African Universities'. One of the guest speakers, Dr. Amanda Hlengwa - who is a lecturer for the Centre for Higher Education at Rhodes University - joined us in studio ahead of the dialogue.

2015 has seen an unprecedented number of student protests at tertiary institutions throughout South Africa, culminating in the #FeesMustFall protests and the march on the Union Buildings on 23 October.

The book Being at Home: Race, Institutional Culture and Transformation at South African Higher Education Institutions was launched at the dialogue (towards which Dr. Hlengwa contributed a chapter) and focuses on issues around institutional culture, race, and transformation in South African universities.

This public dialogue discussed these challenges for higher education in South Africa. 

In this first part of the interview, Amanda talks about the current status of the #FeesMustFall movement, as well as her own experience as a black female lecturer at Rhodes University.  

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