We have seen how four public universities proclaim what many consider as racist and unfounded statements. But recently, the Council of Discredited Professors found nothing wrong or racist in the statement by the UM Vice-Chancellor. My application to be professor after my early retirement was rejected by three public universities despite my publishing 50 books and winning four national book awards. This incident places shame and total lack of dignity not on the solitary student, but on the whole reputation of our public universities and academia. Malaysians must now scratch their heads to try to figure out where do we go from here in revamping our public universities.

Source: The Star October 21, 2019 08:03 UTC