Professor Ramesh Deosaran, Emeritus Professor, one of the Caribbean’s leading scholars on crime and justice, institutional development, and education, has donated a collection of his books to The UWI St Augustine School of Education Library. The handover was made on July 27 at a short ceremony on the campus.
Speaking at the ceremony, Professor Deosaran said, “the education system and its vulnerabilities are open to forces of social contact and social class.” These forces, he explained, “work against the ideal of education” and while deepening social stratification they create a challenge in closing the gap created by such inequalities.
Among the books donated in his collection were Inequality, Crime and Education in Trinidad and Tobago: Removing the Masks; Education, Race, Class, and Politics in Post-Colonial Trinidad and Tobago; and Psychonomics and Poverty.
In his long career, Professor Deosaran amassed a wealth of experience and expertise in teaching, research, and policy development. He is a former independent senator, former Director of The UWI Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology, former Director of the ANSA McAL Psychological Research Centre, and the President (Acting) and Programme Professor in Public Safety of the University of Trinidad and Tobago. In 2013, he was awarded the Order of Trinidad and Tobago for distinguished and outstanding service to the nation.
Receiving the books on behalf of the library was Deputy Campus Librarian Ms Allison Dolland, who expressed gratitude for the gift. Professor Jerome De Lisle, Director of the School of Education, praised Professor Deosaran for producing scholarly work with significant social impact on society.
