CENTRE FOR REPARATION RESEARCH The Centre for Reparation Research (CRR) reflects Access within the context of the Triple A Strategy, as its main goals include to promote research on the legacies of colonialism, native genocide, enslavement and indentureship in the Caribbean; and how to bring justice and positive transformation to these legacies. The research at the CRR points to how history continues to reverberate in the present, and how the present has been influenced by the past, thereby countering the “theory of distance” which suggests a disconnect. The research also bears in mind the practical ends of defining problems that are affected by a history of colonialism and where possible, recommend solutions to them. The research focus of the Centre is therefore the rigorous study of colonial legacies and their possible solutions. In meeting its mandate to promote education at The UWI and across Caribbean school systems on the legacies of colonialism, enslavement and native genocide and the need for justice and repair, especially as the CAPE History syllabus now contains a theme on reparation, the CRR has partnered with the CARICOM Reparations Commission and the Saint Lucia National Reparations Committee to present a year- long Regional Schools Lecture Series which takes into consideration the CXC and CAPE curricula. The inaugural lecture was presented in September 2020. In addition to this lecture series, the CRR is at present in the final stages of the development of a joint Master’s programme with the University of Glasgow. The CRR has been approached by industries and establishments with ties to slavery to assist them in managing their public response. Some of these partnerships have already resulted in the generation of funds for the Centre/The UWI.
LATIN AMERICAN- CARIBBEAN CENTRE The Latin American-Caribbean Centre (LACC) has been advancing the strategic globalisation agenda of The UWI by building bridges, opening doors and fostering relations with institutions and networks of higher education throughout the Americas and across the Atlantic to Europe. The Centre has created new avenues for joint research, mobility and targeted collaborations. Prime among its accomplishments in increasing The UWI’s inter- institutional engagement at the highest level, stands the establishment of two unprecedented partnerships for sustainable development with top universities in Latin America: University of Los Andes, Colombia and University of Havana, Cuba. Similarly, LACC spearheaded the formalisation of relations with the University of Miami (UM) and played a pivotal role in promoting The UWI’s participation in the novel Hemispheric University Consortium (HUC). LACC has fostered these new relationships by hosting discussions between academics and scientists, coordinating operationalization efforts for the Havana and Bogota centres, and ensuring UWI participation in regional HE networks. Notwithstanding the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 on HEIs worldwide, limitations on resources and the new dynamic for international engagement, LACC remained focussed on its mandate to enhance the Agility of The UWI, while also contributing to the realisation of The UWI’s increased Access and improved Alignment.
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