University of Colombo
Sri Lankan students boycott graduation to protest appointment of monk as chancellor
A section of the students and faculty members boycotted the graduation ceremony at the University of Colombo to protest the appointment of a monk as university chancellor by the Rajapaksa government
Protests against violence in Sri Lankan university expose government’s privatization agenda
Student leaders fear that violence in the universities is a precursor to the larger scheme of privatizing the education system in the country
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