[Kathleen Stock / from photo by Graeme Robertson]
Dr. Stock announced her resignation on Twitter: “Sad to announce I’m leaving @SussexUni… This has been a very difficult few years, but the leadership’s approach more recently has been admirable and decent. I hope that other institutions in similar situations can learn from this.”
For further information see this article in The Guardian.
Students had recently been protesting Stock’s employment at Sussex owing to her views regarding transgender women.
Kathleen Stock has resigned from her position as professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex.
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University of Sussex Vice Chancellor Adam Tickell announced Stock’s resignation on the university’s website, writing “We had hoped that Professor Stock would feel able to return to work, and we would have supported her to do so. She has decided that recent events have meant that this will not be possible, and we respect and understand that decision” and that the university will “reflect on Professor Stock’s experiences and it will form part of how the University learns from this and moves forwards.”
