Professor Hakim Adi was the first person of Afrikan heritage to be made professor of history in the UK (he is still only one of two that come to mind, shout out to Professor Olivette Otele). He founded a research master’s degree (MRes) in the history of Afrika and the Afrikan diaspora. He is a prolific scholar who has produced acclaimed work for decades including African and Caribbean People in Britain with Penguin. He is internationally known for his work which has been translated into multiple languages. And yet, the University of Chichester has decided to cut the master’s program with the “cost of delivery [outweighing] the income from fees received,” and put Professor Adi under threat of redundancy. This has caused backlash and outrage and I encourage you to sign the petition and voice your disgust to the university. But the mistreatment of Professor Adi shows that although the problems of the White curriculum are louder in America, they are worse here.
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