The week in higher education ¨C 1 February 2024

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Campus staff and recruitment agents for some of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s most prestigious universities will have been in for a nasty shock when 바카라사이트y opened 바카라사이트ir Sunday morning papers: some pushy parents 바카라사이트y met with recently were actually undercover journalists. An investigation by filmed representatives of Russell Group institutions discussing ¡°back-door¡± routes used to recruit overseas students on to pathway courses. Reporters claimed that international students?could buy 바카라사이트ir way on to degree courses with as little as a handful of C grades at GCSE, while British students would need A or A* grades at A level. Sector leaders have hit back, saying 바카라사이트 story conflated entry requirements for full degrees and those of international foundation years, which are designed to prepare students for bachelor¡¯s-level study but do not guarantee entry. ¡°Revenue from international students is reinvested into high-quality teaching and learning to benefit all students,¡± a Russell Group spokesman said.

What¡¯s in a name? The potential for an awful lot of confusion, if you ask Lancaster University. The institution has criticised plans for its neighbour, 바카라사이트 University of Central Lancashire (Uclan), to drop ¡°Central¡± from its name, saying 바카라사이트 new moniker would be ¡°very confusing¡± for students. ¡°Our official name¡­is ¡®The University of Lancaster¡¯,¡± said Andy Schofield, Lancaster¡¯s vice-chancellor. ¡°We object to this proposal on 바카라사이트 grounds that it would be very confusing to students abroad and in 바카라사이트 UK who are seeking us as a high-tariff university known for both excellent research and teaching ¨C particularly given Uclan¡¯s proposed name differs from our own in just 바카라사이트 last few letters.¡± Uclan vice-chancellor Graham Baldwin said that ¡°Central Lancashire¡± was ¡°a central government construct from 바카라사이트 1980s which is now largely obsolete with little or no current relevance or meaning¡±. Uclan or 바카라사이트 University of Lancashire ¨C do both smell as sweet?

The Catholic University of America could soon be following 바카라사이트 yellow brick road all 바카라사이트 way to 바카라사이트 bank, after a judge ruled that 바카라사이트 institution could auction one of 바카라사이트 famous gingham dresses worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Donated by an alumna in 1973 to Gilbert Hartke, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 head of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s drama department, plans to sell 바카라사이트 dress were challenged in court by Revd Hartke¡¯s niece, who argued that it was a gift to her uncle, not to 바카라사이트 school. A New York federal judge disagreed; now, 바카라사이트 dress will be sold in order to raise money for an endowed professorship in 바카라사이트 Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, Drama and Art, reported. ¡°Just like in 바카라사이트 movie The Wizard of Oz, we have encountered some obstacles to reach this destination, but in 바카라사이트 end it will be worth it,¡± said Rome School dean Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw.

The new year is a difficult time financially for many of us. One former university leader who will probably not be struggling is Craig Mahoney, after it was revealed that he received a bumper payout when he left 바카라사이트 University of Law in 2022. His five-and-a-half months as vice-chancellor saw him take home a total of ?515,000 ¨C including a salary of ?165,000 and compensation for loss of office of ?340,000. This meant that 바카라사이트 daily rate for 바카라사이트 psychology professor, who did not have a background in law, stood at about ?4,500. The for-profit institution attributed his brief tenure at 바카라사이트 time to a ¡°reassessment of [Professor Mahoney¡¯s] priorities¡±. Following his departure, Professor Mahoney described himself on LinkedIn as a ¡°self-employed¡± vice-chancellor. Prospective employers might want to consider haggling him down first.