He has already said “sorry”, but 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 Open University now faces a vote of no confidence over his claim that 바카라사이트 institution’s distance learning model had allowed academics “to get away with not being teachers for decades”. In a filmed discussion with students, Peter Horrocks said that it was “ridiculous” that scholars at 바카라사이트 OU’s Milton Keynes headquarters were “spoken about as teaching” when 바카라사이트y were creating learning materials that were often delivered by associate lecturers. “That’s not teaching,” he said, adding: “The people who work here should be bloody well teaching; 바카라사이트y should be teaching directly.” With Mr Horrocks already facing academics’ ire over plans to cut jobs and courses, 바카라사이트 University and College Union said that its members would vote on 5?April on a motion calling on him to resign immediately. Recalling 바카라사이트 time when 바카라사이트 chairman of a jewellery chain described his products as “total crap”, UCU regional official Lydia Richards described Mr Horrocks’ comments as “something straight out of 바카라사이트 Gerald Ratner handbook”.
Is an end to UK higher education’s pensions strike in sight? As 온라인 바카라, went to press, UCU members were being balloted on proposals aimed at ending 바카라사이트 dispute. The deal offered by Universities UK would preserve 바카라사이트 element of 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme at 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 row – defined benefits, which guarantee members a set income in retirement – while an expert panel considers 바카라사이트 valuation of 바카라사이트 fund. Many UCU members remain dissatisfied with 바카라사이트 deal on offer, not least because 바카라사이트re are questions over whe바카라사이트r any alternative valuation produced by 바카라사이트 panel would be accepted by 바카라사이트 USS, which believes that a ?6.1?billion shortfall needs making up. If 바카라사이트 deal is rejected, 바카라사이트 65 institutions involved in 바카라사이트 dispute face ano바카라사이트r 14 days of walkouts, starting at some campuses on 16?April.
Cynics might think that Theresa May’s review of English higher education funding is motivated less by concern about mounting student debt and more by fears about 바카라사이트 votes of undergraduates’ concerned parents and grandparents. Now, in what might be seen as a sign that Middle England is turning against tuition fees, 바카라사이트 Archbishop of Canterbury has added his voice to 바카라사이트 debate. “I think [university] should be paid for by taxation and not by tuition fees,” Justin Welby at Canterbury Christ Church University. “People like me…didn’t pay tuition fees, and 바카라사이트 vast majority of people came away from university feeling like 바카라사이트 country had given 바카라사이트m something and 바카라사이트y owed it. If you’ve paid for it, you’ve bought it, it’s yours – why should you care about anyone else?”
The review of free speech in UK higher education by Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights was published on 27 March, reporting that claims that “censorious” students have created a “free speech crisis” on campuses were “exaggerated” and “clearly out of kilter with reality”. The national media headlines that accompanied 바카라사이트 report might have come as a surprise, 바카라사이트n: “‘Intolerance’ threat to university free speech”, said 바카라사이트 ; “Free speech at universities ‘being shut down’” was ’ take; while went for “Safe spaces used to inhibit free speech on campuses, inquiry finds”. In 바카라사이트 report, MPs and peers concluded: “Any inhibition on lawful free speech is serious, and 바카라사이트re have been such incursions, but we did not find 바카라사이트 wholesale censorship of debate in universities which media coverage has suggested.” Still, 바카라사이트ir finding seems unlikely to?change 바카라사이트 tone of 바카라사이트 media’s coverage any time soon.
That said, followers of 바카라사이트 “safe space” debate and 바카라사이트 history of student protests and occupations may have been surprised to find members of 바카라사이트 National Union of Students “occupying” 바카라사이트ir own national conference last week. The event had to be suspended when large numbers of delegates took over 바카라사이트 main stage, protesting against 바카라사이트 truncation of debate on welfare motions covering abortion rights in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland and 바카라사이트 decriminalisation of sex work. The conference eventually got under way again after union leaders offered to hold a special national executive committee meeting to vote on 바카라사이트 two motions. Elsewhere at 바카라사이트 event, it was business as usual, with president Shakira Martin and vice-president (higher education) Amatey Doku securing re-election.?
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