I ask her how we can justify not immediately repatriating this stolen artefact. And so I like that, I thought ‘Ok I can do this all the time. Alleyne begins by describing the 70s and 80s as a “really, really tough” time in terms of race. I’m absolutely comfortable with that. DISC ONE: I’ve Known Rivers by Gary Bartz & NTU TroopDISC TWO: Les Fleurs by Minnie RipertonDISC THREE: Key To The World by L J ReynoldsDISC FOUR: Martha by Tom WaitsDISC FIVE: Tennessee by Arrested DevelopmentDISC SIX: To Forgive But Not Forget by OutsideDISC SEVEN: Last Train to Clarksville by Cassandra WilsonDISC EIGHT: Swing Low Sweet Chariot by Marvin “Hannibal” Peterson, BOOK CHOICE: Coming Through Slaughter by Michael OndaatjeLUXURY ITEM:A genie in a lamp which would only work within the confines of the islandCASTAWAY’S FAVOURITE:Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton, Your email address will not be published. I was curious to know more about her experience of occupying such an overwhelmingly white space as one of a tiny number of black students at Cambridge in the 1980s. Sonita Alleyne . Board Member . You can do things that you don’t have to be good at. When Sonita Alleyne was announced as the new master of Jesus College in May, it made national headlines. When I ask her for an album she loves – music having been a hugely important part of her life and career – she refers to a recent conversation with a grad student, who she told to listen to American Jazz fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestra, whilst he recommended her National Health. She served on the BBC Trust for nearly five years, sits on the board of the London Legacy Development Corporation, and founded the Yes Programme to show primary school pupils their future career options. This is really great. Our stats are 25% from most underrepresented areas and 20% of home students matriculating at Jesus this year are BAME, so I think that’s good”. I do think he’s one of the best lyricists. I know that the college have been very involved in the Benin dialogue group, which is an international dialogue group working across different museums in Cambridge and Paris and London. So we are going to be looking at it. I ask whether this context of racial tensions was reflected in her own experience as an undergraduate. Indeed, it was followed a few months later by the announcement that this year’s intake of black students was up by almost 50% compared to last year, a result of the so-called ‘Stormzy effect’.

The first Black person to occupy such a role, Alleyne’s appointment has been celebrated as a signal that some Oxbridge colleges are serious about efforts to diversify. Yet she does not describe an undergraduate experience marred by racism. On her favourite novel, Michael Ondaatje’s ‘Coming Through Slaughter’, which she reads nearly every year: “it’s one of those books where I go back to it and think, did he really say it like that? After the photos have been taken and we’ve said goodbye, she only walks a couple of metres before I see her deep in conversation again, this time with two elderly fellows. “I didn’t come here thinking ‘hey, I’m gonna be the first’”. Another issue we spoke about is the continuing stranglehold of the middle and upper classes on the university’s admissions process. And her vision for the college? “No it isn’t awful! Does this openness to modernisation extend to some of the central issues of student activism in 2019? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. So I’m very satisfied that through that process the college got to know me and I got to know the college. When Sonita Alleyne was announced as the new master of Jesus College in May, it made national headlines. Yet she is quick to stress that “to me, Cambridge is a bastion of excellence, and I like that.

Or you can move the circle in the middle to go forwards or backwards. All content © 1996-2020 Varsity Publications Ltd. Students asked to stay at University as international students express concerns in an open letter. She lives in Cambridge with her partner, the screenwriter James McCarthy, and their teenage son.DISC ONE: I’ve Known Rivers by Gary Bartz & NTU Troop DISC TWO: Les Fleurs by Minnie RipertonDISC THREE: Key To The World by L J Reynolds DISC FOUR: Martha by Tom Waits DISC FIVE: Tennessee by Arrested Development DISC SIX: To Forgive But Not Forget by Outside DISC SEVEN: Last Train to Clarksville by Cassandra Wilson DISC EIGHT: Swing Low Sweet Chariot by Marvin “Hannibal” Peterson BOOK CHOICE: Coming Through Slaughter by Michael OndaatjeLUXURY ITEM:A genie in a lamp which would only work within the confines of the islandCASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE:Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton Presenter: Lauren LaverneProducer: Cathy Drysdale, Stuff Of Legends with Christian O’Connell, Christian O’Connell & iHeartRadio Australia, Leigh Angel, Rita Mankowska, (Lesbian Podcast). Click on the arrow on the left of the bar below to start the podcast. He particularly likes creating thrillers with tight, twisting plots, but also enjoys developing ideas that will play to a wide range of audience emotions. She lives in Cambridge with her partner, the screenwriter James McCarthy, and their teenage son. Many thanks, all of us here at Varsity would like to wish you, your friends, families and all of your loved ones a safe and healthy few months ahead. I am an Uighur who faced China’s concentration camps. Good. No need to stop it – when you have finished listening just click “Home” at the top of this page to go back to our main menu. “Everyone went through it, but what Cambridge did for them was set them up for life. You can pause at any time by clicking on the same button. Born in Barbados, her family settled in the diverse, working-class area of Leytonstone in East London when she was three years old. We are therefore almost entirely reliant on advertising for funding, and during this unprecedented global crisis, we expect to have a tough few months and years ahead. It’s like every day is Christmas’”. Born in Barbados, she came to England aged three and grew up in East London, the youngest of three children. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. In her previous career in the media, she was the co-founder and former CEO of the production company Somethin’ Else. Its occupant, however, seems to have a refreshing new approach, one that marks her out as a very different kind of master quite as much as her background. Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge. Sonita stepped down as CEO in 2009 to concentrate on other boardroom roles. Born in Barbados, she came to England aged three and grew up in East London, the youngest of three children. “It’s great when you see someone who’s like you who’s there, so that was a real inspiration in terms of me applying”, she tells me. We leave her college office and go out into First Court to get a picture in front of the horse statue (unrelatedly, ‘mounting the horse’ is apparently the most serious of all deanable offences at Jesus).

“I went for the role because I really, really like the community of people that are here. It’s actually one of the things that came up when I was being interviewed. It’s just glorious genius. Therefore we are asking our readers, if they wish, to make a donation from as little as £1, to help with our running costs at least until this global crisis ends and things begin to return to normal.

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