The Gender International fully supports the open letter and demands that Dr Kerr’s contract be made permanent. The Gender International, 22nd February 2021
Author Archives: StandWithAlison
StAnd With Alison: St Andrews and Stirling MAP chapter denounces the actions of the University of St Andrews
It is time we stopped accepting lip service about equality, diversity and inclusivity from universities. Minorities and Philosophies UK, 16th February 2021
St Andrews University comes under fire after axing only female gender studies professor
A university has sparked a global row after axing the only female professor on a gender studies course. ThisIsMoney, 15th February 2021
Hundreds sign petition as St A ‘ends contract of only female Gender Studies professor’
Students and academics worldwide have expressed outrage after the University of St Andrews “refused to renew the contract of the only female professor at its Institute for Gender Studies”. The Tab, 15th February 2021
Scottish University Draws Ire for Dismissing Female Gender Studies Lead
The decision by the University of St. Andrews not to renew the contract of a female philosopher points to broader underrepresentation of women in academia, critics say. New York Times, 15th February 2021
L’Université écossaise prépare Ire pour la classe Head of Gender Studies
L’Observatoire du Qatar, 15th February 2021
Die Scottish University plant Ire für die Klasse Head of Gender Studies
Neue Schweitzer Zeitung, 15th February 2021
Scozia, due uomini al posto di una professoressa: insorgono studenti e studiosi
La decisione della prestigiosa università di St Andrews di sostituire la filosofa americana Alison Kerr alla testa del piccolo dipartimento sugli “Studi di genere” scatena proteste. la Repubblica, 15th February 2021
Outrage after female gender studies professor to be ‘replaced by men’
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition calling on St Andrews University to reverse its decision not to renew Dr Alison Kerr’s contract. The Independent, 15th February 2021
Gender studies professor Alison Kerr replaced by men at St Andrews University
Hundreds of students and academics from around the world have expressed outrage after St Andrews University refused to renew the contract of the only female professor at its Institute for Gender Studies. The Times, 15th February 2021
Global row after St Andrews University fails to renew gender expert’s contract
Scotland has become the latest global battlefield over the future of the discipline as the country’s oldest university lets go a leading academic. The Herald, 14th February 2021
Gender Scholar Under Attack in Scotland
A particularly egregious exploitation of a faculty member is leading to her “redundancy” Academe Blog, 10th February 2021
Effort Launched to Save Job of Philosopher at University of St. Andrews
An effort is underway to protest the decision of the University of St. Andrews to fail to make permanent the contract of a philosopher on a fixed term appointment who has done an extraordinary amount of work for the university over the past three years. Daily Nous, 10th February 2021
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