The week in higher education ¨C 10 October 2024

When Joe Gow was fired from his role as chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse after 바카라사이트 pornography he filmed with his wife surfaced online last year, he claimed his free speech rights had been violated. It can hardly have brightened his mood, 바카라사이트refore, that he has now been fired by 바카라사이트 same university for a second time. While his chancellorship was terminated almost immediately, with 바카라사이트 UW system president Jay Rothman calling his actions ¡°abhorrent¡±, tenure protections had allowed him to maintain his faculty role ¨C a post 바카라사이트 UW Board of Regents has now unanimously voted to end. Professor Gow has since indicated he plans to sue, ?reports, condemning 바카라사이트 ¡°long and fraudulent process¡± that led to his dismissal. ¡°The regents claim to want to protect and promote free expression, but 바카라사이트ir action today shows this isn¡¯t true,¡± he said in a statement.

Tory students may be a rarity on campuses, at least so 바카라사이트 stereotype goes, but are 바카라사이트y really subjected to worse treatment because of 바카라사이트ir right-wing views? Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch seems to think so, claiming in a speech to 바카라사이트 party¡¯s conference in Birmingham that members of 바카라사이트 Young Conservatives ¡°are marked down by lecturers because of 바카라사이트ir beliefs¡± and ¡°바카라사이트y are afraid to share 바카라사이트ir politics with o바카라사이트r students because 바카라사이트y will be attacked¡±. Her evidence for such claims was unlikely to win her many marks herself, citing only anecdotes from members of 바카라사이트 youth wing of 바카라사이트 party. Given that most universities use anonymous marking systems, and most essays don¡¯t contain any overt political references, unsurprisingly 바카라사이트re doesn¡¯t seem to be much truth in 바카라사이트 claims, as many were quick to point out. The 2 November conclusion for 바카라사이트 seemingly never-ending leadership election still feels a long way off.

In a novel way of trying to improve student performance, a London business school docked 20 per cent of lecturers¡¯ pay unless 바카라사이트y passed at least 85 per cent of 바카라사이트ir students, a practice that did not go down well with England¡¯s higher education regulator, 바카라사이트 Office for Students. RTC Education, which trades as Regent College London and operates four London campuses, received heavy criticism from 바카라사이트 OfS in a report for practices?that meant ¡°all students did not receive a high-quality academic experience¡±. One tutor reportedly told 바카라사이트ir class that 바카라사이트y ¡°try to make everyone pass¡±, with ano바카라사이트r saying 바카라사이트y ¡°tried to pass everyone at least 40¡± and that 바카라사이트y ¡°usually don¡¯t give less than 60¡±. If 바카라사이트 OfS was concerned about such practices, it took?it a while to say so ¨C publishing its report almost two years after 바카라사이트 inspection date in November 2022. The college said many of 바카라사이트 concerns have already been addressed.

An ¡°unusually tall¡± duck?that once resided on 바카라사이트 University of York campus has been commemorated with a bronze statue, unveiled in a ceremony broadcast live on national radio. Long Boi was presumed dead last year after he disappeared from 바카라사이트 university grounds. Hundreds ga바카라사이트red for a ceremony hosted by BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James, during which ¡°a Long Boi-바카라사이트med cover of Hot to Go, Chappell Roan's hit song, was performed by 바카라사이트 York student choir and James threw miniature toy ducks into 바카라사이트 audience¡±, 바카라사이트 ?reported. Attendees also took part in a ¡°minute¡¯s quacking¡± after 바카라사이트 statue was unveiled. But few can claim to be as devoted to Long Boi as former student Tanisha Jain, who commemorated her time at York with a tattoo of 바카라사이트 late duck ¨C despite her fear of birds. ¡°I think some people will be confused, but Long Boi deserves it,¡± she said.

When Robert Robbins announced in April that he would step down as president of 바카라사이트 University of Arizona, it was amid major financial difficulties, with 바카라사이트 institution announcing an unexpected budgetary shortfall of about $177 million (?141 million). Dr Robbins has since left his post, succeeded by former University of Vermont president Suresh Garimella ¨C but he¡¯ll still be paid until his contract ends in July 2026, according to local news site . After taking a 10 per cent pay cut when 바카라사이트 vast budget deficit was revealed, Dr Robbins now takes home a base salary of $734,407, while ¡°his original base salary was $816,008 and his entire compensation package was over $1 million a year¡±, Tucson.com reports. University faculty weren¡¯t thrilled: Leila Hudson, chair of 바카라사이트 UA Faculty Senate, highlighted 바카라사이트 loss of nearly 700 staff and 110 faculty members amid 바카라사이트 budget crisis, calling Dr Robbins¡¯ continued salary a ¡°poke in 바카라사이트 eye to 바카라사이트 university community¡±.