Not much academic freedom at Massey

Go read the story of Dr Paul Crowhurst. The short version is:

• Dr Crowhurst is a principal of an ethnically diverse school with a PhD in Education Leadership
• Took up Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Education at Massey on a fixed term in 2021
• Paul submitted an op-ed to Stuff on the new Unteach Racism initiative concerned about two aspects of the programme’s claims it makes concerning “unconscious bias”, and secondly, the traditional “Pakeha social structures” which, according to the new theory of racism, are necessary to maintain “white supremacy”.
• Other Massey academics secretly complained about the op ed, saying it was horrific, deeply racist and made then unsafe. One even advocated reporting him to the Teaching Council for his daring to have an opinion on the issue. None ever approached him over their views.
• Applied for a a permanent job as a Senior Lecturer in Education and was not even shortlisted
• Was told he would not be needed in 2022

Now we all know this was not coincidence. It was the usual mob trying to stamp out views they disagree with.

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