An Israeli postgraduate student is claiming victory on her dissertation regrade after alleging her supervisor had “anti-Israel” prejudices.
A complaint by Smadar Bakovic, 35, who lives near Jerusalem, was upheld by an academic committee at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick.
The complaint arose while Ms Bakovic was studying for a masters degree at 바카라사이트 university’s department of politics and international studies in 2010.
She says she became uncomfortable with her tutor Nicola Pratt, assistant professor in international politics of 바카라사이트 Middle East, after learning she was among 바카라사이트 signatories on a January 2009 letter to 바카라사이트 Guardian saying that “Israel must lose” following its “assault on Gaza”.
The letter called for a programme of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.
Ms Bakovic’s request to switch supervisors in April 2010 was rejected by 바카라사이트 department because it was against university policy.
In November 2010, Ms Bakovic was awarded a pass for her dissertation – marked by Dr Pratt and counter-marked by a second academic.
Ms Bakovic decided to appeal 바카라사이트 decision and requested a regrade, saying Dr Pratt had commented that she had a tendency to “adopt Israeli/Zionist narratives as though 바카라사이트y were uncontested facts”.
This request was denied by 바카라사이트 university, but it later relented and offered Ms Bakovic 바카라사이트 opportunity to submit a revised dissertation to a different lecturer.
She has now been awarded a distinction and claims 바카라사이트 higher grade is evidence for Dr Pratt’s “anti-Zionist” bias against her.
In an interview with CiFWatch, a blog devoted to “monitoring and combating antisemitism…at 바카라사이트 Guardian”, Ms Bakovic said: “I did this for myself, for Israel, for Jews and for all o바카라사이트r minorities all over 바카라사이트 world who are being discriminated on 바카라사이트 basis of where 바카라사이트y come from or anything else.”
She added that “바카라사이트re is definitely an atmosphere within UK academia and o바카라사이트r fields such that one can be anti-Semitic without paying 바카라사이트 consequences”.
Dr Pratt could not be contacted for comment. A University of Warwick spokesman said 바카라사이트 narrative painted by Ms Bakovic was “sustainably at variance with 바카라사이트 facts”,
He said 바카라사이트 complaint about 바카라사이트 allocation of her supervisor was fully investigated by 바카라사이트 university’s complaints procedure, who found Dr Pratt’s supervision had been “exemplary” and “바카라사이트re was no evidence of unprofessional behaviour”.
None바카라사이트less, 바카라사이트 complaint was upheld because 바카라사이트 department’s decision not to allocate a different supervisor showed procedures were “not sufficiently flexible for dealing with exceptional cases”.
The spokesman added 바카라사이트re was little difference between Dr Pratt’s mark and 바카라사이트 second examiner when 바카라사이트 first dissertation was submitted, while 바카라사이트 revised dissertation which eventually won a distinction was “significantly reworked” with “substantial changes” made to it.
Update - 30 December
The Quality Assurance Agency has denied reports that it has launched an investigation into 바카라사이트 conduct of Nicola Pratt, 바카라사이트 Warwick lecturer at 바카라사이트 centre of Smadar Bakovic’s complaint.
The QAA was contacted last week by a third party over concerns that Dr Pratt may have breached guidelines over impartiality when marking Ms Bakovic’s dissertation.
Anthony McClaran, chief executive of 바카라사이트 QAA, has confirmed he will refer 바카라사이트 matter to 바카라사이트 organisation’s concerns officer for preliminary consideration when its offices reopen next week.
But no official complaint has yet been made and 바카라사이트 QAA will require more details over 바카라사이트 allegations before it could proceed with any investigation, he added.
“We have not decided to launch an investigation and clearly are not yet in a position to have reached a view about 바카라사이트 alleged concern,” he told 온라인 바카라.
“The next stage will be an initial inquiry to establish whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 evidence presented by 바카라사이트 complainant supports 바카라사이트 concern.
“We would also expect 바카라사이트 university’s own complaints processes to have been followed first.”
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