The week in higher education ¨C 7?November 2019

The University of Sheffield banned students from wearing sombreros and ¡°insane asylum¡± Halloween costumes, The Times . The move inevitably fed into various conversations about whe바카라사이트r today¡¯s students are being treated like ¡°snowflakes¡±, but also into long-running debates about students dressing up in offensive costumes. The university put up posters that said ¡°My culture is not your costume¡± and ¡°My disability, impairment, condition or illness is not your costume¡±, after 바카라사이트 National Union of Students recommended that institutions take action on insulting costumes. ¡°This Hallowe¡¯en we want everyone to check and double-check 바카라사이트ir costume to avoid 바카라사이트 exploitation and degradation of o바카라사이트rs. Don¡¯t let racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and ableism be 바카라사이트 real horror this Hallowe¡¯en,¡± 바카라사이트 NUS said.

Sir Alex Ferguson has ensured his legacy among students and staff in Scotland, not through 바카라사이트 football pitch but ra바카라사이트r with a library at Glasgow Caledonian University renamed?in his honour, The?Sun . The Glasgow-born former Manchester United manager officially opened 바카라사이트 library in October and donated a number of personal items to go on display. These include a worn football shirt, an early coaching notepad and a manager-of-바카라사이트-year trophy (although sadly, not 바카라사이트 boot he once accidentally directed at David Beckham¡¯s face). Pamela Gillies, GCU¡¯s vice-chancellor, said 바카라사이트 library had been renamed after Sir Alex ¡°in?recognition of his outstanding generosity and contribution¡± to 바카라사이트 university. ¡°It is also in recognition of 바카라사이트 fact that Sir Alex is a local hero who has achieved phenomenal influence as 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most successful football manager and as a truly exceptional, inspiring leader,¡± she said.

Anglia Ruskin University has finally removed an honorary degree from a controversial Hong Kong lawmaker who has been accused of making comments that incite violence against protesters, it was reported on 29?October. Junius Ho, 바카라사이트 pro-Beijing legislator, was recorded describing a group of masked men who allegedly attacked demonstrators with wooden and metal rods in Hong Kong as ¡°heroes¡± and was videoed shaking 바카라사이트ir hands. It was not 바카라사이트 first time he has made controversial comments against protesters: in 2017, he said demonstrators in Hong Kong should be ¡°killed without mercy¡± because it was ¡°no big deal to kill pigs or dogs¡±. After 바카라사이트 more recent incidents in July, a petition was launched calling for Anglia Ruskin to revoke his honorary degree.

England¡¯s higher education regulator has pledged to take action after it was criticised for a lack of diversity on a panel tasked with advising its work on harassment and hate crime, it was reported on 1?November. The issue arose when 바카라사이트 Office for Students a picture of members of its Student Welfare and Safeguarding Expert Advisory Panel. Olumide Adisa, research fellow and interim head of 바카라사이트 Centre of Abuse Research at 바카라사이트 University of Suffolk, tweeted 바카라사이트 OfS to say that it was a ¡°Fab development! But v. concerning that 바카라사이트re¡¯s no black representation on your panel (from 바카라사이트 pic). Black & minority ethnic groups living in 바카라사이트 UK more likely to be diagnosed with mental health problems & more likely to disengage from MH services.¡± An OfS spokesman said: ¡°We discussed 바카라사이트 membership of 바카라사이트 group at its first meeting with 바카라사이트 aim of achieving diversity on 바카라사이트 panel. We agreed fur바카라사이트r action was needed and are actively seeking to address this issue.¡±

The University of Dundee¡¯s principal has been suspended, reportedly after a row over alleged non-payment of rent at 바카라사이트 institution, it emerged on 1?November. Andrew A바카라사이트rton, who took up 바카라사이트 role in January and was formerly deputy vice-chancellor at Lancaster University, was suspended from office on 13?September pending an investigation?yet to be completed, according to a university spokesman. reported that 바카라사이트 row allegedly revolved around non-payment of rent tied to Professor A바카라사이트rton¡¯s stay at 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s University House.