University of Essex
 University of Essex  (University)    | |
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| Motto | Thought the harder, heart the keener. |
| Type | Public |
| University in Essex, England. | |
The University of Essex is a public research university in Essex, England. Established in 1963, welcomed students in 1964, and acquired university status by royal charter in 1965. The university has produced many notable alumni in several fields, including two Nobel Prize laureates, a head of state, foreign ministers, MPs, scientists, artists, politicians, authors, and filmmakers.
Criticism
In her article "Diary: Why I Quit" in the London Review of Books,[1] the novelist and the chair of judges for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize Dame Marina Warner compared the University of Essex to "the world of Chinese communist corporatism where enforcers rush to carry out the latest orders from their chiefs in an ecstasy of obedience to ideological principles which they do not seem to have examined, let alone discussed with the people they order to follow them, whom they cashier when they won’t knuckle under."
In "The Strange Death of the Liberal University",[2] Michael Bailey describes the university as a place that promotes "divisive competition, false economies and philistine instrumentality". In 2021, following the Reindorf Review, the university was obliged to apologise to Professor Rosa Freedman and Professor Jo Phoenix after they were disinvited to speak.[3] The Vice-Chancellor Professor Anthony Forster said: The report makes clear that we have made serious mistakes and we need to do our very best to learn from these and to ensure they are not repeated. The review notes the particular responsibility placed on universities to protect freedom of speech within the law, and to ensure that a diversity of voices and views can be heard on our campuses. On behalf of the university, I have issued an open apology to each of Professor Phoenix and Professor Freedman.[4]
In 2021, the university received criticism regarding the invitation of Richard Kemp by the conservative society on the Colchester campus. Members of the Feminist society, the LGBTQ society and other societies who represent minorities on campus have protested on square 3 the invitation of Kemp as speaker on the day he was present.
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilad Atzmon | 9 June 1963 | Israel | Author Musician | Jazz saxophonist, novelist, political activist and writer - mainly on the subjects of Israel and Judaic power |
| Virginia Bottomley | 12 March 1948 | |||
| David Claydon | December 1970 | Banker Businessperson | ||
| Chris Curtis | 1994 | UK | Pollster | British pollster; Future Labour MP? |
| Peter Cuthbertson | 1983 | Think tanker and Conservative politician turned public affairs professional | ||
| Hugh Kerr | 9 July 1944 | Politician Academic | ||
| Ruth Lister | 3 May 1949 | |||
| Siobhain McDonagh | 20 February 1960 | |||
| James Paice | 24 April 194 JL | Politician | UK Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2010–2012 | |
| Priti Patel | 29 March 1972 | Politician | ||
| Celia Szusterman | September 1947 | UK | Academic Deep state operative | |
| Yanis Varoufakis | 24 March 1961 | |||
| John Zysman | 1946 | US | Academic |
