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Frank Ellis (lecturer) Frank Ellis is an author and former lecturer in Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of Leeds who was suspended for racism. [1]
Nov 2, 2006 · "A lecturer has a lot of legitimacy and credibility. Frank Ellis was in a position to influence many people. I believe Leeds University acted in the correct way. "I think one lesson we could learn from this, however, is that staff and students need to be more aware of their rights when it comes to the Race Relations (Amendment) Act."
Jul 12, 2006 · Frank Ellis, a lecturer in Russian and Slavonic studies, told the Leeds Student newspaper that he supported the theory developed by Richard J Herrnstein and Charles Murray in their 1994 book The ...
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Frank Ellis is an author and former lecturer in Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University of Leeds who was suspended for alleged racism.
Before entering academia, Ellis served in the Parachute Regiment and the Special Air Service. Prior to his appointment at Leeds University he taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
In 2000, Ellis was criticised after making plans to attend a conference hosted by American Renaissance, where he would deliver a speech attacking the findings of the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence (the "Macpherson Report"), under the title "Racial Hysteria in Britain". Ellis had written for white supremacist magazine American Renaissance before the conference, and continued writing for it after. He subsequently published, in early 2001, his book The Macpherson Report - Anti-Racist Hysteria and the Sovietisation of Britain, with a Preface by Professor Antony Flew.
On 24 February 2006, a contributor to the university newspaper Leeds Student, Matt Kennard, interviewed Dr. Ellis during which the academic expressed his support for The Bell Curve theory developed by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray that there are racial differences in average intelligence. The Leeds Student also published an article by Ellis, "Time to face the truth about Multiculturalism", in which he described the Parekh Report as "a very nasty anti-white tract". Ellis and Kennard were then interviewed together on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Ellis's comments were widely condemned, particularly in the light of his endorsement of the British National Party. A campaign was launched by Hanif Leylabi, President of the Unite Against Fascism organisation, which called upon the university to sack Ellis. The story received coverage in The Observer, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Times Higher Education and various other national newspapers and radio stations as well as national and local television services. A statement was released by Leeds University Union calling for his dismissal. Leeds University condemned Ellis' views as "abhorrent".
Ellis was subsequently suspended by the Vice-Chancellor, Michael Arthur, pending disciplinary proceedings. The University issued a media release stating that it was investigating an alleged breach of its diversity policy. It also said Ellis's views were wholly at odds with the University's values, he had jeopardised the university's obligations under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, and that he had not apologised for his remarks. Ellis took early retirement in June 2006, pre-empting the outcome of the disciplinary action.
•Race, Marxism and the "Deconstruction" of the United Kingdom. Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol 26, No 4, pp. 691–718 (Winter 2001).
•Political Correctness and the Theoretical Struggle: From Lenin and Mao to Marcus and Foucault. Maxim Institute, Auckland, 2004.
Dr. Frank Ellis is a British scholar who worked as a lecturer at the University of Leeds, until he was suspended for intellectually contradicting the ideology of the Frankfurt School. A far-left political campaign was launched against him after he had stated that he accepted the evidence presented in best-selling book The Bell Curve. Ellis has ...
Mar 24, 2006 · Leeds University announced that it was launching formal disciplinary proceedings against Frank Ellis, a lecturer in Russian and Slavonic studies, who told the Leeds Student newspaper that he ...
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Mar 5, 2006 · In a row that has reignited the debate on the limits of freedom of speech, Frank Ellis, a lecturer in Russian and Slavonic studies, sparked anger after stating, in an interview with the university ...
