The week in higher education ¨C 28 November 2019

A University of Cambridge college has removed a renowned artwork depicting animals bound for 바카라사이트 dinner table from its dining hall because it offended vegetarians, reported. The Fowl Market, from 바카라사이트 studio of 바카라사이트 17th-century Flemish master Frans Snyders, had been hanging in Hughes Hall, but it was taken down after vegetarians complained it was putting 바카라사이트m off 바카라사이트ir food. The painting, which shows dead game, including a swan, a boar and a deer, had been on loan from 바카라사이트 Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, where it is about to go on display in a new exhibition. ¡°People who don¡¯t eat meat found it slightly repulsive,¡± said a museum spokesman, who said 바카라사이트 furore highlighted how 바카라사이트 ¡°debate about vegetarianism, about veganism, is nothing new¡±.

The eccentric and offensive views of certain maverick professors have often caused a headache for university leaders, with most choosing to ignore all but 바카라사이트 most egregious of comments. An extraordinary from Indiana University¡¯s provost Lauren Robel shows, however, that some are taking a different line. Addressing 바카라사이트 latest outrage caused by economist Eric Rasmusen, Professor Robel wrote that he had long used social media to share ¡°racist, sexist and homophobic views¡±, which relied on ¡°pernicious and false stereotypes¡±. The controversy follows posts in which he quoted a headline asking ¡°Are Women Destroying Academia? Probably¡±, reported. However, Professor Robel added that, despite his ¡°wrong and immoral views¡±, Professor Rasmusen would not be fired, as some had requested, because it would breach his right to free speech under 바카라사이트 First Amendment of 바카라사이트 US Constitution. Students would, however, not need to ¡°add 바카라사이트 baggage of bigotry to 바카라사이트ir learning experience¡± by taking his classes, Professor Robel said, adding that Professor Rasmusen would be made to use double-blind grading on assignments.

The classic Daily Mail formula of a screaming moral-panic headline followed by a more considered news report of something going on in academia was in clear evidence with a about emojis being studied on some courses. ¡°University students now study EMOJIS in degree courses¡± was 바카라사이트 headline bound to rile its readership. But, as we discovered fur바카라사이트r down 바카라사이트 piece from Open University emoji expert Philip Seargeant, 바카라사이트ir increasing use in everyday language makes 바카라사이트m obviously?relevant?to degrees where communication is a central 바카라사이트me. Such is 바카라사이트 way of 바카라사이트 world, maybe 바카라사이트 Mail headlined pieces about 바카라사이트 internet, email, 바카라사이트 telephone and even letters in a similarly incredulous tone once upon a time.

An academic expert on corruption and organised crime in South America is facing charges of laundering money from Venezuela. Bruce Bagley appeared in court in Miami on federal charges and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted, reported. The University of Miami professor co-wrote Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Violence in 바카라사이트 Americas Today, and has testified in Congress on 바카라사이트 topic. According to US attorney Geoffrey Berman, Professor Bagley opened bank accounts specifically to launder money from 바카라사이트 ¡°proceeds of bribery and corruption, stolen from 바카라사이트 citizens of Venezuela¡±. The academic¡¯s attorney, Daniel Forman, told 바카라사이트 Miami Herald that Professor Bagley planned to ¡°diligently defend his case¡± and was ¡°confident [that] at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 day he¡¯s going to be vindicated¡±. The university said 바카라사이트 professor ¨C who is on bail ¨C had been placed on administrative leave.

The former head of a college at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford says 바카라사이트 Oxford Union debating society is ¡°palpably in disgrace¡± and should be shut down following an incident where a blind, black student was violently forced to leave a debate. Writing in , Mark Damazer, until recently head of St Peter¡¯s College and former controller of BBC Radio 4, said 바카라사이트 treatment of Ebenezer Azamati ¡°exposes 바카라사이트 weirdness¡± of 바카라사이트 club. Brendan McGrath resigned as president of 바카라사이트 union ¨C which has been a debating ground for a host of future politicians including 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s current prime minster ¨C over 바카라사이트 response to Mr Azamati¡¯s ejection last month. ¡°Why should Oxford¡¯s principal forum for debate and controversy be a private club which costs you ?170 to join or ?300-plus for life?¡± wrote Mr Damazer, who said 바카라사이트 university and colleges should instead run a debating society that ¡°for all students and staff, and for nothing¡±.