The campaign against the Ramsay Centre鈥檚 proposed Western Civilisation degree continues.
Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation
Chanting 鈥淢ichael Spence, you will fail, USyd is not for sale!鈥, students opposing the vice chancellor鈥檚 support for the Ramsay Centre made their point outside the University of Sydney administration building on October 31.
Speakers condemned the discussions between university management and the board of the right-wing Ramsay Centre think tank, which aims to set up a degree in 鈥淲estern Civilisation鈥.
The fight to stop Sydney University management from agreeing to a new 鈥淲estern Civilisation鈥 degree, run by the conservative Ramsay Centre, is heating up.
A protest at the University of Sydney on June 27 demanded the University Senate drop its talks with the multibillion dollar Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation, which had offered millions to the university to offer a 鈥淲estern Civilisation鈥 degree.
Vice-chancellor of Australian National University (ANU) Brian Schmidt released a long statement on June 5 explaining why the university had ended negotiations to partner with the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation. He said it was because the centre wanted 鈥渦nprecedented influence鈥 as part of the deal.