Nico Koopman
Nico Koopman is Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel at Stellenbosch University, and is a professor of Public Theology and Ethics. He was Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University. He was a founding member and the chairperson of the Global Network for Public Theology and is a fellow of the Institute for Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey. His research focuses on themes like inalienable dignity, healing reconciliation, embracive justice, responsible freedom, equality and the reciprocal and transformative impact of universities on the various spheres of society, including the domains of politics, economics, the natural environment, civil society and public opinion formation. He is involved in public discourses in the academy, churches and the broader society, both locally and internationally.
Race and Transformation in Higher Education Conference raises crucial themes in pursuit of Stellenbosch University’s transformation journey
2022-11-25"Attended by 150 persons from various regional and international universities, as well as participants from civil society, the conference occurred in the wake of the release of the Khampepe Report, which highlights, among other things, the lived experiences particularly of students and staff of colour at SU."
Reguit met Robinson: Is transformasie bloot ’n mooi woord vir die US?
2022-05-25Ervaar mense van kleur voortdurende rassisme aan die US, of is die onlangse insidente uitsonderlik? Wat doen die universiteit met hulle opdrag om te transformeer? Is transformasie bloot ’n mooi woord vir die US?
Van den Heever se “Werkstaking by die kleigat”: Regtig nodig in Die Afrikaanse kortverhaalboek?
2017-03-22"Ons kan seker die verlede nie vergeet nie. Maar waarom aan hierdie verhaal van rassisme en growwe paternalisme status verleen deur dit ook in hierdie besondere bundel op te neem? Waarom hierdie verhaal nie toelaat om rustig te verdwyn in die vergetelheid wat dit so ryklik verdien nie?"
