The Coming of Decolonization and the Scramble to Respond
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2022
This chapter explains what happened in the 10 different institutions when decolonization came marching through the gates of the various campuses. The particular histories, cultures, and politics of the different campuses are described as backdrop to the variations of institutional response to the demand for 'a free, decolonized education.' All institutions responded with great urgency to demonstrate managerial commitment to the change project; all but one institution placed the senate as the highest academic body at a university at the centre of the decolonization drive. What did this heightened sense of responsibility mean, and would it carry through on its commitments to student demands for decolonization in general and the curriculum in particular?
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