Birmingham University Faces Backlash for Axing Black Studies Master's

Birmingham City Universitys Black studies and global justice masters program faces backlash and potential shutdown, with critics accusing the university of erasing space for challenging racism in higher education and boosting Eurocentric views. The program, launched just months ago, has only eight students and faces layoffs for five Black staff members. Critics argue that the decision was rushed and lacked proper consultation. The university maintains its reviewing low-demand postgrad options, but the programs future remains uncertain. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/84ed22780db6dd02