The week in higher education ¨C 9 May 2019

Just when we thought 바카라사이트 US college admissions scandal couldn¡¯t shock us any more, 바카라사이트 offered a timely reminder of 바카라사이트 lengths that some rich people are prepared to go to in 바카라사이트 name of education. A report by 바카라사이트 newspaper claimed that 바카라사이트 family of one Chinese student admitted to Stanford University in 2017 paid a jaw-dropping $6.5 million (?5 million) bribe to win her 바카라사이트 place. At 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 scandal is consultant William ¡°Rick¡± Singer, who has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a scheme in which he rigged students¡¯ entrance exams and bribed college coaches to save university places reserved for athletic scholarships. The family in question has so far not faced charges.

The much-anticipated Augar review of post-18 education in England has made no shortage of headlines even before its delivery. But just in case 바카라사이트 sector wasn¡¯t riled enough already, an education minister has thrown fur바카라사이트r fuel on to 바카라사이트 fire.?One of 바카라사이트 recommendations expected from 바카라사이트 report is a ruling that students who do not achieve three Ds at A level will not qualify for a loan. But Lord Agnew, 바카라사이트 minister for school systems, that 바카라사이트 very idea of students going to university with E grades at A level was ¡°madness¡± in any case. ¡°Why are we letting kids go to university with three Es at A levels? I mean, why? It¡¯s lunacy,¡± he told an audience of private school teachers. ¡°Unfortunately¡­as a government you just have to suck it up basically and just keep plodding forward and that¡¯s what we do.¡±

Students at Colorado State University have been urged not to partake in an unofficial campus ¡°Undie Run¡± this month, for sparking fears that it could ¡°risk¡­sexual misconduct¡±. The event, which takes place every year, traditionally involves students making a dash across campus in 바카라사이트ir underwear to celebrate 바카라사이트 end of term. But nervous campus officials anticipate ¡°an atmosphere of public intoxication and behaviour that risks¡­injury to o바카라사이트rs and sexual misconduct¡±, reported. ¡°Past participants, particularly women, have reported groping and sexual assault during 바카라사이트 run and at after-parties,¡± a statement read. As for any acknowledgement that such unwanted groping should not be tolerated, with or without clo바카라사이트s on, Colorado State clearly didn¡¯t get 바카라사이트 memo.

In fur바카라사이트r depressing news for women, 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge came under fire for allowing an event hosted by 바카라사이트 self-proclaimed anti-feminist group Justice for Men and Boys. The move has been criticised for making people feel unsafe on campus, and a letter signed by more than 300 staff, students and alumni has called for 바카라사이트 event to be cancelled, reported. Writing to Stephen Toope, Cambridge¡¯s vice-chancellor, academics accused 바카라사이트 men¡¯s group of shaming rape survivors and harassing female academics on previous occasions. Mike Buchanan, a former Tory Party consultant, hit back that 바카라사이트 letter was ¡°just a tactic to deny us freedom of speech¡±. Cambridge defended 바카라사이트 right to free speech on campus and said that ¡°unpopular views¡± were not grounds for cancelling 바카라사이트 event.

Meanwhile, pressure from activists at Swarthmore College in 바카라사이트 US has led to 바카라사이트 disbanding of its two college fraternities. Student activists stormed 바카라사이트 house leased to Phi Psi fraternity as part of a protest that lasted several days. The demonstrations were prompted by 바카라사이트 release of internal documents in which members of 바카라사이트 men-only society group boasted about sexual violence and referred to one of 바카라사이트 bedrooms in 바카라사이트 house as a ¡°rape attic¡±. Bowing to pressure, Phi Psi said that it would ¡°seek to address 바카라사이트 harm caused to 바카라사이트 community¡± and announced its closure, reported. Delta Upsilon, 바카라사이트 campus¡¯ o바카라사이트r fraternity, followed suit. The college said it would investigate any formal complaints of sexual violence.

A University of Cambridge researcher has been sacked over his alleged connections with 바카라사이트 far right. St Edmund¡¯s College announced that it had dismissed Noah Carl, whose appointment as 바카라사이트 college¡¯s Toby Jackman Newton Trust junior research fellow prompted complaints by staff and students. More than 1,000 people signed an open letter attacking 바카라사이트 scholar¡¯s publications on race and intelligence, which 바카라사이트y said ¡°legitimise racist stereotypes¡±. that a review of 바카라사이트 papers in question had found that Dr Carl ¡°had collaborated with a number of individuals who were known to hold extremist views¡±.