29 November 2015

The Straits Times

The Yusof Ishak Professorship in Social Sciences was launched on 28 November 2015 in honour of Encik Yusof Ishak whom Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, hailed as a keen champion of ethnic and religious diversity.

The $7.6 million fund aims to attract top academic talent and to boost the teaching and research of multiculturalism.

Professor Brenda Yeoh, Dean of the Faculty, said that the University has started its search for suitable candidates for the professorship with focus on areas of study such as civic engagement, ethnicity and community and religion.

At present, there are several scholars who have expressed interest. The university hopes to appoint a suitable candidate by the next academic year which will commence next August.

To read the full article, click here. Similar reports were also carried in Channel NewsAsia and Berita Harian.