Cass Business School: London college changes name because of links to slave trade – The National

Cass Business School: London college changes name because of links to slave trade – The National

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Students of the Cass Business School, University of London, Executive MBA Dubai Programme, listen to a lecture by Rob Melville, a Cass professor based in London, at a workshop at the DIFC in Dubai on January 18, 2009. Randi Sokoloff / The National

















July 7, 2020



July 7, 2020













City, University of London has decided to change the name of its world-leading business school because of its link with an 18th century English slave trader.



The school, which has a campus in Dubai as well as in the British capital, on Monday removed Sir John Cass from its name.



The institution formerly known as "Cass Business School“ will now be referred to as City's Business School while a new name is determined.



The university is the latest to review the historical ties to its name after the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement since African American George Floyd was killed by white police officers in Minneapolis on May 25.



International anti-racism protests have sparked debate about commemorating