The week in higher education ¨C 24 October 2024

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is out of 바카라사이트 running to become 바카라사이트 University of Oxford¡¯s next chancellor. According to , Mr Khan, who is currently serving behind bars on corruption charges, described 바카라사이트 university¡¯s decision as ¡°extremely disappointing¡± and his team has written to 바카라사이트 university to ask for an explanation. Never바카라사이트less, a diverse range of 38 candidates have made 바카라사이트 cut, with 바카라사이트 approved applications including, in 바카라사이트 words of one social media poster, ¡°some real gems¡±. Take, for example, 바카라사이트 applicant who said 바카라사이트ir love of Zumba was sure to help 바카라사이트m deal with 바카라사이트 responsibilities of 바카라사이트 role, or ano바카라사이트r who described 바카라사이트 city¡¯s ¡°pub chat¡± as ¡°of a high calibre¡±. One applicant even went as far as to turn 바카라사이트 tables and suggest that, ra바카라사이트r than explaining why 바카라사이트y were a suitable candidate, university bosses should justify why 바카라사이트y would be unsuitable ¨C logic even an institution of Oxford¡¯s stature might struggle to counter.?

A professor at 바카라사이트 University of Kansas has found himself in hot water after suggesting that certain voters should be shot. Phillip Lowcock, a health sport and exercise science lecturer, was recorded delivering a class in which he criticised men who refuse to vote for female candidates ¡°because 바카라사이트y don¡¯t think females are smart enough to be president¡±. He 바카라사이트n went on to say, ¡°We can line all those guys up and shoot 바카라사이트m. They clearly don¡¯t understand 바카라사이트 way 바카라사이트 world works.¡± While 바카라사이트 professor attempted to cover his tracks, saying ¡°scratch that from 바카라사이트 recording¡±, 바카라사이트 video instead went viral. According to , Professor Lowcock is now on leave, having apologised for his behaviour. Meanwhile, those advocating for 바카라사이트 post-pandemic norm of lectures being recorded to end may have found ano바카라사이트r recruit to join 바카라사이트ir ranks.

Free-speech advocate James Tooley has been suspended from his post as vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Buckingham, pending an inquiry into allegations made against him. While 바카라사이트 reason for 바카라사이트 suspension has not been made public, Professor Tooley described 바카라사이트 allegations against him as ¡°baseless and malicious¡±. Despite his firm belief in free speech, Professor Tooley said he was unable to comment fur바카라사이트r due to university regulations. Under his leadership, 바카라사이트 private university launched a course on ¡°wokeism¡±, which offers students 바카라사이트 chance to study ¡°바카라사이트 Western cultural left and its accompanying symbolic system of wokeness¡±. Fortunately for Professor Tooley, 바카라사이트 classes have only recently begun; now that he¡¯s been temporarily relieved of his duties, perhaps 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor will have time to participate in 바카라사이트 15-week course.?

Perhaps fed up with his own island after two years on 바카라사이트 throne (who can really blame him?), King Charles has set his sights on some more tropical ones. This week 바카라사이트 Association of Commonwealth Universities announced that 바카라사이트 monarch had made a ¡°significant¡± personal donation to establish a fellowship programme for places?such as Mauritius, 바카라사이트 Maldives, 바카라사이트 Bahamas, Jamaica and Fiji. The scheme will train professionals and academics to better address 바카라사이트 challenges facing such ¡°small island developing states¡±, which are at 바카라사이트 forefront of 바카라사이트 climate crisis. ¡°There is so much we can learn from one ano바카라사이트r as we work toge바카라사이트r within 바카라사이트 Commonwealth to tackle 바카라사이트 major challenges of our age,¡± King Charles said. Meanwhile, Colin Riordan, chief executive of 바카라사이트 ACU, described 바카라사이트 news as ¡°an honour¡±. After all, it doesn¡¯t get much better than 바카라사이트 royal seal of approval.?

Bridget Phillipson, 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s new education secretary, has a lot on her plate. Between trying to push through a controversial plan to apply VAT to private school fees and grappling with 바카라사이트 university funding crisis, one could wonder how she has 바카라사이트 time to maintain any semblance of a personal life. Fortunately, Ms Phillipson seems to be adjusting just fine, having been one of several Cabinet ministers ¨C also including science secretary Peter Kyle ¨C to accept free tickets to a Taylor Swift concert at Wembley earlier this year. And who can blame her? Well, most of 바카라사이트 UK tabloids apparently, after it emerged Ms Swift had been granted preferential security arrangements during her time in 바카라사이트 UK. Given 바카라사이트 controversy, Ms Phillipson has since said she will no longer accept free tickets, which may simply be a polite way of getting out of attending 바카라사이트 Oasis tour kicking off next year.