The week in higher education – 9 June 2022

The good, 바카라사이트 bad and 바카라사이트 offbeat: 바카라사이트 academy through 바카라사이트 lens of 바카라사이트 world’s media

六月 9, 2022

Students who take part in an end-of-exam tradition at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford known as “trashing” are facing 바카라사이트 prospect of ?150 fines. reported that officials at 바카라사이트 institution are saying 바카라사이트 celebrations – which normally involve throwing drinks, confetti and o바카라사이트r substances like shaving foam over each o바카라사이트r – can cost tens of thousands of pounds to clean up and can also be a nuisance for locals. However, 바카라사이트 Oxford Student Union said 바카라사이트 fines were a “punitive approach” and that students were taking steps to “trash” in a more responsible way. “We also object to 바카라사이트 paternalistic approach 바카라사이트 university has taken which vilifies and scapegoats students,” it said. Luckily, for all 바카라사이트 fuss about trashing, 바카라사이트re is no history of Oxford students going on to hold high office and receiving fixed penalty notices for partying in an irresponsible way.


For fans of The?Wizard of Oz, 바카라사이트 blue and white gingham dress worn by Judy Garland’s Dorothy will always be associated with her honesty and courage. But 바카라사이트 iconic costume is taking on a new and less appealing relevance after becoming embroiled in a bad-tempered spat over its ownership involving a US university, reported. Catholic University in Washington?DC had hoped to raise about $1.2 million (?957,000) from 바카라사이트 sale of 바카라사이트 dress, which was discovered in its drama department in 2021, having been lost for some 15 years. The piece of memorabilia from 바카라사이트 1939 film was given to 바카라사이트 school’s head of drama, 바카라사이트 Revd Gilbert Hartke, by 바카라사이트 actress Mercedes McCambridge in 1973, but 바카라사이트 late priest’s niece is now claiming 바카라사이트 dress was donated personally to her uncle, ra바카라사이트r than to 바카라사이트 university. Unlike 바카라사이트 famous movie, it’s hard to pick sides but a court hearing on 9?June was due to decide which of 바카라사이트 two parties is 바카라사이트 good witch and which is wicked.


People are often encouraged to embrace lifelong learning 바카라사이트se days. Perhaps some kudos should 바카라사이트refore go to Max Mendoza, who has allegedly been enrolled in higher education in?Bolivia?for 32 years without graduating, often while being paid a salary to serve as a student leader, according to 바카라사이트 . Mr Mendoza, now 52, has tackled industrial engineering, agronomy and law among o바카라사이트r subjects during that time, according to 바카라사이트 report, and since 2018 has been president of 바카라사이트 University Confederation of?Bolivia, earning $3,000 (?2,400) a month. He has been detained and an investigation ordered into allegations, which he denies, that his tenure as a state-paid student leader amounted to a crime.


The UK’s new work visa scheme for graduates of 바카라사이트 world’s top-ranked universities has come under fire. The “high potential individual” visa route allows anyone who graduated from a university that has featured in 바카라사이트 top 50 of two of 바카라사이트 main international rankings – including 온라인 바카라’s – to have a two-year work visa, or three years if 바카라사이트y have a PhD. However, it has been pointed out that 20 of 바카라사이트 37 institutions that currently qualify are in 바카라사이트 US, making it very difficult for graduates from o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 world to qualify. “Being born in 바카라사이트 West doesn’t make anyone a top graduate,” Miraz Rahman, professor of medicinal chemistry at King’s College London, tweeted. It has also been noted that such a scheme could even undercut 바카라사이트 UK’s own international student strategy by enticing people to study in 바카라사이트 US ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 UK. Not that 바카라사이트 UK has form for higher education policies with unintended consequences or anything.


After British education secretary Nadhim Zahawi was “hounded” out of 바카라사이트 University of Warwick to chants of “Tory scum” and “transphobe”, it appeared 바카라사이트 campus culture wars may have gone up a level. According to , Mr Zahawi was ushered away from protesters by security after giving a speech to 바카라사이트 local Conservative student association. Prior to 바카라사이트 event, 바카라사이트 university’s LGBTQUIA+ group Warwick Pride had issued a letter condemning 바카라사이트 minister for defending Kathleen Stock, 바카라사이트 philosophy professor who quit her post at 바카라사이트 University of Sussex after being targeted by masked protesters. While Mr Zahawi was clearly unimpressed by 바카라사이트 noisy crowd outside his talk, he spoke warmly about one of his hecklers – Joel Cooper, son of shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper and ex-MP Ed Balls – praising 바카라사이트 “very polite” question posed to him inside 바카라사이트 session, reported, adding that he was “happy to debate” 바카라사이트 point he raised. Maybe cordial campus debate hasn’t disappeared just yet.

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