and Media Studies, through which many of South Africa's most notable media celebrities have passed. There are also an especially high number of radio celebrities who graduated at Rhodes – many of them having spent time with the university's campus radio station Rhodes Music Radio. Matthew Buckland – Media-owner and entrepreneur Steve Linde (born 1960) – newspaperman Anand Naidoo – Anchor and correspondent for Al Jazeera English based in Washington DC; previously with CNN Jeremy Mansfield – Radio host, television presenter, comedian Eusebius McKaiser – Social activist, author, radio show host Haru Mutasa – Correspondent for Al Jazeera International Zaa Nkweta – Former Carte Blanche presenter Verashni Pillay – Mail & Guardian editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak – Journalist and African technology thought leader Barry Streek – Political journalist and anti-apartheid activist Rob Vember – 5FM DJ Notable staff Prof Thomas Alty FRSE – physicist; Principal and Vice Chancellor of the university Margaret Ballinger – Political activist; taught in the history department André Brink – Writer Andrew Buckland – Performer and playwright Julian Cobbing – Professor of African history; wrote an influential and controversial theory on the nature of the Mfecane Ward Jones – Professor of philosophy Don Maclennan – Professor of English and notable poet Catriona Ida Macleod, head of the psychology department Obie Oberholzer – Photographer D. C. S. Oosthuizen – Philosopher, Christian, critic of apartheid Selmar Schonland – Botanist J.L.B. Smith – Ichthyologist; first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, a fish previously thought to be extinct H.W. van der Merwe – Founder of the Centre for Intergroup Studies, University of Cape Town Etienne van Heerden – Writer Arthur Matthews (mathematician), founding professor at the university Graham Glover - Author, Associate professor, editor of the South African Law Journal Name controversy The university's name references Cecil Rhodes, a British businessman who heavily aided British imperial interests in South Africa, which led to controversy starting in 2015. Protests held that year by Rhodes Must Fall led to the University of Cape Town removing a statue of Rhodes, and similar protests against Rhodes' legacy occurred at Rhodes University. Some students and outlets started referring to it as "The University Currently Known As Rhodes". In 2015 the university council undertook to determine whether or not the institution should change its name, as well as consider several other ways it could deal with the issues. In 2017, the Rhodes University Council