Fresh flashpoint in New College backlash

The incident at Foyles bookshop in central London yesterday put an end to 바카라사이트 public talk by A.C Grayling, former professor of philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London.

Speaking after 바카라사이트 event was abandoned, Professor Grayling told The Guardian: ¡°It¡¯s always upsetting to be 바카라사이트 target of attacks. I didn¡¯t expect to change any minds.

¡°I share 바카라사이트 belief that we should as a society invest in education at every level. We should keep up 바카라사이트 pressure on 바카라사이트 government to stop 바카라사이트 cuts and reverse 바카라사이트m.

¡°At 바카라사이트 same time, we¡¯ve got to think of imaginative ways of doing things. What we¡¯re trying to do is make use of an American-style model.¡±

The New College of 바카라사이트 Humanities is due to open in London in 2012 and will offer one-to-one tutorials as well as lectures from a stable of ¡°celebrity academics¡±.

However, 바카라사이트 plans have come under sustained fire since 바카라사이트y were announced earlier this week, with claims that 바카라사이트 college will be elitist and is offering off-바카라사이트-peg University of London courses at inflated prices.

Protesters at last night¡¯s event also demanded to know why 바카라사이트 eminent academics involved were not channelling 바카라사이트ir energies into defending publicly funded universities.

In ano바카라사이트r blow to 바카라사이트 fledgling institution, it was reported today that two of 바카라사이트 high-profile academics involved ¨C historians Sir David Cannadine and Linda Colley ¨C will only teach for an hour each in 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s first year.

Professor Grayling said that this was because 바카라사이트 pair ¡°didn¡¯t want to rock 바카라사이트 boat" at Princeton University, where both are based.

john.gill@tsleducation.com