Petition to Terminate Employment of Controversial Fellow Nathan Cofnas at the University of Cambridge
Comments
#601
It is outrageous that the University thinks it is ok to hire someone who harbours such backward thinking. This shouldn’t be a debate. He needs to be fired and the philosophy department should be ashamed and itself go under investigation as to why he was hired in the first place.From a very unhappy Cambridge student.
Zeta Graham (Cambridge, 2024-02-25)
#660
It's disgraceful that this person is allowed to be at the University and shameful that no action has been taken, what this person has written goes beyond what is acceptable as free speech and it is language that incites racial and religious hatred.Sara Alef (London, 2024-02-27)
#663
Bigotry is not coolAntoine Liang (Geneva, 2024-02-27)
#665
I strongly disagree with the abhorrent views propagated by this man and think that the University should not support his work.Will Silver (Leamington Spa, 2024-02-27)
#676
This type of pseudo-academic bigotry should not go unchecked, especially by what is meant to be one of the best academic institutions in the country.Simon Perry (Croydon, 2024-02-27)
#683
As an alumnus of Emmanuel, I am horrified that it is legitimising the racist theories of this associate.Eleanor Cole (London, 2024-02-27)
#726
Nathan Cofnas is wrong, factually and morally. He abuses the notion of free speech for his own personal gain, to its ultimate detriment.John Webster (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)
#735
I don’t want a racist and a transphobe platformed in my university’s name.Stevie Harding (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)
#739
It is absurd that one of the leading universities for innovation and forward thinking is employing a staff member with such an ugly and outdated understanding of the world. Some academic schools deserve to fade into obscurity and this is one of them.Kiah Johnson (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)
#742
A Professor who employs eugenicist logic has no place in this University. His views ridicule what it means to have such a privileged and platformed academic position. As a black and white person I am immensely disappointed and scared that this man was even considered for Fellowship, despite having previous race scandals before. Reading these views on racially-orientated segregation in what is literally 2024 is something of a nightmare. Did no one do a quick google search before hiring? Shame on you University of Cambridge.Grace Leaman (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)
#754
His comments were atrociously demeaning and quite frankly some of the most abhorrent takes I have heard in a long while. He should not be associated or supported on any manner by a university that prides itself on diversity, nor a college that describes itself as welcoming and friendly. By associating with him, Cambridge entirely undermines everything they stand for with their students and faculty and its embarrassing.Saffi Graham (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)
#764
Black students deserve to feel like they belong.Rachael Oloyede-Oyeyemi (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)
#783
Everyone should feel welcome at Emma and I do not support racism from any member.Charlotte Struyf (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)
#785
This is appalling especially from the University - it should not be allowed to claim solidarity with BAME students and refuse to act on the issues that impact those very students most.Kriti Virmani (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)
#789
I'm signing because I stand against all forms of racism in academia and especially at Cambridge!Thomas Moran (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)
#791
I am horrified as a member of the University of Cambridge that an individual with such despicable and dangerous views as Nathan Cofnas on race that the institution is platforming and enabling. I think this is a negligence of their role as an educational provider.Kitty Ford (Cambridge, 2024-02-29)