Professors Discuss South African Student Unrest

Sean Jacobs, assistant professor of International Affairs at The New School in New York, and Dan Magaziner, an associate professor of history at Yale University, spoke on Friday about the student protests in South Africa. Since mid-October, students of several South African universities have been protesting a proposed 11.5 percent tuition hike announced by President Jacob Zuma.

Major South African universities have been shut down since Oct. 19. Protests spread to other college campuses where students have taken to the streets and have occupied government buildings. Many of these protests were met by police armed with stun grenades and tear gas. On Oct. 21, students forced their way into Parliament. Support for the protests grew on Twitter, and the resulting hashtag, #FeesMustFall, gave the movement its name.

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