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Wits adopts gender neutrality\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n A proposal to the registrar’s office has seen the University of the Witwatersrand take the\u00a0 decision to use gender neutral titles. Mr\u201a Ms or Mrs will no longer be used to reflect a student’s designation in university correspondence or on student systems. While the decision has been welcomed across the university, Wits stated that while students could elect how to be addressed within the university community\u201a it could not change a student’s title on any legal documentation like certificates. The university is obliged to obey the terms of the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act of 2003 which stipulates that a sex description can only be altered by an order from the director-general of Home Affairs.<\/p>\n Tish Lumos\u201a programme co-ordinator for sexual orientation and gender identity advocacy, said there was an institutional culture in places of higher education that can be very isolating for people who were transgender\u201a gender queer and non-binary.\u00a0“We want people in our university community to feel safe\u201a supported and ultimately respected. As a transgender person myself\u201a it means a lot being in a space which is welcoming.” she added. –\u00a0 You can read more on this story on the Times Live<\/a> site.<\/p>\n Trump cancels affirmative action, uni’s fight back.<\/strong><\/p>\n During his term in office, former president, Barack Obama, outlined recommendations for\u00a0 colleges to use race as a factor in boosting minorities in higher education. Last week, the Justice Department\u00a0announced the rollback of the guidelines, saying they were \u201cunnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper.\u201d The decision has been rejected by close to\u00a0a dozen top U.S. universities. Colleges that defy federal guidelines could be subject to a federal investigation or lawsuit or lose funding from the U.S.\u00a0Department of Education.<\/p>\n Despite this, Harvard University and Brown University have both stated that they will maintain current policies, with Brown adding that the school would oppose any laws that would prevent it from doing so. Governor Andrew Cuomo directed the New York state system to adhere to existing diversity and inclusion plans. \u201cThe new federal action should have no bearing on admission policies and should not interfere with\u00a0SUNY\u2019s and CUNY\u2019s commitment to a diverse and inclusive student body,\u201d Cuomo wrote in an open letter to university trustees. \u201cWe will continue to work together to dismantle barriers to social and economic mobility and extend the\u00a0promise of equal opportunity to all New Yorkers.\u201d Feminist protestors continue occupation of Chilean campuses<\/strong><\/p>\n When Universidad de Chile’s law faculty failed to sack Professor Carlos Carmona, who was accused of sexual harassing a student, the incident triggered a \u2018feminist wave\u2019\u00a0 as 22 Chilean universities or faculties were taken over by students who demanded improved sexual harassment protocols and better conditions for female students. The takeovers, which started in mid-April, brought to light cases of faculty members accused of sexual harassment and abuse, forcing universities to take action.<\/p>\n Monday (July 9) saw the end of a 74 day feminist occupation of Universidad de Chile’s law faculty. However, 10 more, mostly state universities, are still under student occupation as A study published by the ministry of Education regarding gender equity in higher education, found that 63% of Chilean undergraduates are female while women had more MAs than their male counterparts. Men however dominated PhDs and academic posts. 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\nCalifornia, has barred colleges from considering race in admissions along with Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Washington. – Read the full story on the Huffington Post<\/a> site.<\/p>\n
\nskirmishes continue between demonstrators and university administrators.<\/p>\n