The Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy at The University of the West
Indies, Mona, is pleased to announce that Dr Janice Smith and Ms Khimaja Connell
accepted the Caribbean Philosophical Association’s first Frantz Fanon Posthumous
Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the late Professor Charles W. Mills at the
2026 meeting of the Caribbean Philosophical Association Conference: Shifting the
Geography of Reason, held at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York
City.
 

The University of the West Indies (UWI) proudly announces that its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has been appointed Distinguished Scholar for 2026-2027 by New York University (NYU). Sir Hilary will be hosted by NYU’s Centre for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora, led by acclaimed scholar Professor Michael Gomez.

The Caribbean's security challenges are becoming increasingly complex and interconnected, spanning organised crime, cyber threats, illicit financial flows and climate-related risks. To help shape a coordinated regional response, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and the Regional Security System (RSS) will convene a landmark Caribbean Security Futures Symposium in Barbados from October 7 to 9, 2026.

The University of the West Indies has named 13 honourees for its 2026 graduation ceremonies. The award of these prestigious honorary degrees continues the university’s long-standing tradition of celebrating the region’s most notable luminaries for their contributions to Caribbean life and development. This year’s awardees boast outstanding careers spanning journalism and media, ministry and community service, diplomacy, medicine, agricultural development, law and public service, culture, sport, and music.

Two University of the West Indies (The UWI) researchers have been named 2026 Yidan Prize laureates for Education Development. Widely regarded as the world’s highest accolade in education, the award recognises over three decades of work that has transformed how we understand and support early childhood development globally.

The future of higher education, and universities in particular, faces substantial challenges.  In the United Kingdom, about fifty (50) universities face the risk of closure in the next few years, and half are on the brink of insolvency.  In the United States, the picture is even bleaker.  Between the Global Recession (2008) and the immediate post-COVID era (ending 2024), between three hundred (300) and five hundred (500) degree-granting colleges and universities have closed, according to various reports from University World News and The Change Leader, Inc. 

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) extends congratulations to Her Excellency Dr Janet Caroo, Managing Director of UWItv, on her appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Head of the Regional Integration Unit of the Government of Saint Lucia.

The future of higher education, and universities in particular, faces substantial challenges.  A few facts illustrate the dire realities.  In the United Kingdom, about fifty (50) universities face the risk of closure in the next few years, and half are on the brink of insolvency.  In the United States, the picture is even bleaker.  Between the Global Recession (2008) and the immediate post-COVID era (ending 2024), between three hundred (300) and five hundred (500) degree-granting colleges and universities have closed, according to various reports from University World News and