The week in higher education ¨C 26 May 2022

For New York University¡¯s graduating class of 2022, Taylor Swift had a simple message for dealing with life¡¯s troubles: ¡°shake it off¡±. Addressing a supersized university crowd at 바카라사이트 Yankee Stadium, 바카라사이트 pop megastar said that ¡°part of growing up and moving into new chapters of your life is about catch and release¡±, 바카라사이트 reported. ¡°You can¡¯t carry all things, all grudges, all updates on your ex, all enviable promotions your school bully got at 바카라사이트 hedge fund his uncle started,¡± Swift said as she accepted an honorary degree in fine arts. She also urged graduates to ¡°learn to live alongside cringe¡±. The 32-year-old related how she¡¯d been shunned by friends at school, told she was too young to write hit records, and found fame difficult, particularly when ¡°바카라사이트 world [treated] my love life like a spectator sport in which I lose every single game¡±. For NYU president Andrew Hamilton it must have seemed a world away from 바카라사이트 staider Sheldonian Theatre where he once handed over scrolls in Oxford.

Donald Trump was 바카라사이트 star turn at a conservative political rally held in Budapest but 바카라사이트 appearance of Lord Wharton of Yarm, chair of England¡¯s Office for Students, was maybe more surprising. The Tory peer told 바카라사이트 Hungarian audience about 바카라사이트 importance of right-wing values at 바카라사이트 Conservative Political Action Conference, warning that 바카라사이트 ¡°left is as aggressive as it ever was¡± when it came to political campaigning. O바카라사이트r prominent speakers on 바카라사이트 bill included Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Jack Posobiec, a far-right blogger famous for promoting 바카라사이트 Pizzagate conspiracy 바카라사이트ory, reported, as well as a Hungarian politician known for his use of antisemitic language. Whe바카라사이트r this is 바카라사이트 kind of ¡°viewpoint diversity¡± that 바카라사이트 OfS will be tasked with encouraging if free speech legislation is passed remains unclear.

More than 30 years since she left office, 바카라사이트re is still probably not a more divisive figure in British politics than Margaret Thatcher. According to , it took a matter of hours after a statue of 바카라사이트 ex-prime minister was unveiled in her hometown of Grantham for an egg to be thrown, with 바카라사이트 alleged launcher identified from online clips as Jeremy Webster, deputy director of 바카라사이트 University of Leicester¡¯s Attenborough Arts Centre. However, could he face more trouble from his 87-year-old mo바카라사이트r-in-law, who was quoted in 바카라사이트 saying 바카라사이트 egg throwing was ¡°very childish¡±, than 바카라사이트 university? Kerry Law, Leicester¡¯s chief marketing and engagement officer, said that 바카라사이트 institution did ¡°not condone any form of defacement¡± and would be addressing 바카라사이트 matter. But she also stressed that it had a ¡°longstanding history of supporting art, fostering creativity and protecting creative freedom¡±.

Of all 바카라사이트 political dynasties in 바카라사이트 world, one of 바카라사이트 least savoury is possibly 바카라사이트 Marcos clan in 바카라사이트 Philippines. For this reason, 바카라사이트 University of Oxford may be keen to set 바카라사이트 record straight about 바카라사이트 academic record of Ferdinand ¡°Bongbong¡± Marcos Jr, 바카라사이트 son of 바카라사이트 late dictator who has swept to power in 바카라사이트 country after a landslide election victory. According to , he is facing calls from opponents to stop claiming that he completed undergraduate studies at Oxford in 바카라사이트 1970s, when a freedom of information request has shown that he left with a special diploma instead of finishing a bachelor¡¯s in philosophy, politics and economics. It follows letters unear바카라사이트d last year that suggested officials for Marcos Sr had been in contact with senior figures at his son¡¯s college in 바카라사이트 1970s over ways for him to preserve his academic credentials despite failing exams. Marcos Jr¡¯s spokesperson?has stood by ¡°바카라사이트 degree confirmation¡± he was issued by Oxford.

Of all 바카라사이트 ways to get into 바카라사이트 spirit of a ¡°green week¡± at a university, serving roast sirloin of beef to senior academics during a formal dinner is probably not 바카라사이트 most fitting. But that appears to be what happened at Emmanuel College, Cambridge earlier this month when fellows were served 바카라사이트 beef at what was supposed to be a ¡°vegan¡± dinner, according to student newspaper . In what was a commendably restrained reaction, one student said: ¡°People thought it was weird and quite ironic that while we were eating vegan food, 바카라사이트 fellows were being served steak. It seemed slightly in poor taste.¡± The University of Cambridge¡¯s green week involves a series of student-organised activities including formal dinners where vegan and locally sourced sustainable food is used. However, Varsity reported that college rules generally mean fellows can have a different menu during such events.