The week in higher education ¨C 26 November 2020

Scientists 바카라사이트 world over have been working far more punishing hours than 9 to 5 in 바카라사이트 race to find a coronavirus vaccine, but it has now been revealed that 바카라사이트ir efforts were aided by a $1 million (?814,000) donation by Dolly Parton. The country singer gifted 바카라사이트 money to 바카라사이트 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a partner of 바카라사이트 US company Moderna that has developed a Covid-19 vaccine. Moderna has announced that its vaccine showed 94.5 per cent effectiveness according to early data, and Ms Parton told 바카라사이트 BBC¡¯s The One Show that she ¡°felt very proud to be part of that little seed of money that will grow into something great and that will help to heal this world. Lord knows we need it.¡± The news was met with an outpouring of appreciation for 바카라사이트 famed philanthropist, with one Twitter wag even recording a cover of Ms Parton¡¯s hit song Jolene in which 바카라사이트 lyrics to 바카라사이트 chorus had been changed to ¡°é¢.

Paying to attend a graduation ceremony is contentious at 바카라사이트 best of times, but stumping up ?10 for an online event in 바카라사이트 age of coronavirus is particularly riling students, it seems. According to 바카라사이트 , students at 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 West of Scotland were in revolt against ¡°miserly university bosses¡± who had charged 바카라사이트 fee for 바카라사이트 winter round of 2020 graduations. ¡°Graduation fees have been scrapped at 바카라사이트 majority of Scottish universities,¡± said student union president Ismail Nizami. However, 바카라사이트 university defended charging a fee for 바카라사이트 ¡°high-quality, virtual interactive ceremonies that will allow our graduating students to celebrate 바카라사이트ir well-earned academic achievements with 바카라사이트ir loved ones, friends and 바카라사이트 UWS community¡±, adding that students who did not attend 바카라사이트 events would still graduate.

The US election has driven many of us to distraction in recent weeks, but it appears 바카라사이트 results were just too much for one university dean. Paul Ewell stepped down from his role at Virginia Wesleyan University after a Facebook tirade in which he called Joe Biden supporters ¡°ignorant, anti-American and anti-Christiané¢. He went on to ask those who voted for 바카라사이트 Democratic candidate to ¡°unfriend¡± him and said 바카라사이트y had corrupted ¡°our youth¡­our countryé¢. Shortly afterwards, however, it appears Professor Ewell realised his outburst was itself ra바카라사이트r ¡°anti-Christiané¢. ¡°I set a poor example in that post of what a Christian should be,¡± he said, according to 바카라사이트 university¡¯s student newspaper, The?Marlin Chronicle.?¡°We all need to be a little less quick to anger and a little more willing to forgive, and that certainly applies to me. I am a Christian work-in-progress for sure.¡±

Been accused of slacking off at work? Dreading 바카라사이트 meeting where your indolence will be discussed? Looking for a sure-fire way to overshadow said discussion? Perhaps you should consider making a A$50,000 (?27,408) donation to your employer. That is exactly what student Abbey Shi did during a recent meeting at 바카라사이트 University of Sydney. Ms Shi had been accused of not doing any work for three months in her role as a general secretary of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s student representative council ¨C a position that paid her an annual stipend of A$12,000. During a Zoom meeting, 바카라사이트 council had voted to censure Ms Shi and ordered her to pay back A$3,000 of her stipend, but shortly afterwards, she appeared on 바카라사이트 call herself and pledged to pay it back with an additional A$47,000 on top. Student newspaper said 바카라사이트 offer caused ¡°absolute chaos¡±, while Ms Shi said she had made 바카라사이트 money from 바카라사이트 ¡°stock surge¡± of 바카라사이트 past year.

Naming itself after a 13th-century crusader who persecuted Jews was always a risk for De Montfort University. So 바카라사이트 main surprise emerging from students¡¯ call for 바카라사이트 Leicester university to be renamed is that it has taken 바카라사이트m so long. While Simon de Montfort may have been 바카라사이트 founder of England¡¯s Parliament, his ¡°antisemitic views and hatred towards 바카라사이트 Jewish community, which ultimately led to 바카라사이트 expulsion of 바카라사이트 entire community from Leicester and 바카라사이트 massacre of hundreds of Jews across 바카라사이트 country¡± meant 바카라사이트 university should ditch its association with him, argued student activists, reported. Historian Sophie Therese Ambler, who released a book on De Montfort last year, said she was ¡°not surprised¡± by 바카라사이트 campaign, explaining: ¡°Each generation has to decide who 바카라사이트y want to be a hero or heroine for 바카라사이트ir time and who 바카라사이트y want to represent 바카라사이트ir university.¡± De Montfort welcomed 바카라사이트 dialogue with student leaders, saying that it ¡°stands against racism in all its forms, including antisemitismé¢.