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On Tuesday, the University of Manchester joined the growing list of UK universities whose students are going on rent strike during the pandemic. Rivkah Brown reports on the student movement the pandemic has restarted.
Mark JagoInteresting to see how student rent strikes will play out. In general, it’s risky: you can end up in court, forced to pay & with criminal record. But would unis want the bad PR associated with taking students to court?
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Mark JagoStudents have it really, really shit right now. But I’m not sure the rent strike demands (eg 30% rent reductions) are reasonable. Here’s why
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Lecturers and undergrads are united in their anger – and they’re mobilising online to protest and hold universities to account
Mark JagoMore deeply confused, contradictory calls from students, including “return our fees”. Try to understand, lecturers are working harder than ever to get your lectures online. Returning fees => your lecturers get the sack.
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Secondary school head says he’s been told to manage future infections ‘in school’ Principal Will Teece A popular school principal has stated publicly that the Department for Educa…
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Mark JagoWell this is pretty grim but can’t say I disagree. At the Heart of Pandemic University: A Moral Vacuum. | by David Hitchcock | Oct, 2020 | Medium
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AN OPEN LETTER TO UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM VICE-CHANCELLOR SHEARER WEST 8 October 2020 Re: Email sent to all University of Nottingham Staff: “Your support required – COVID-19 student help volunteers” Dear Vice-Chancellor Shearer West, We are...
Claims some institutions persisting with face-to-face classes to delay drop-outs and retain tuition fees
Mark Jago“university managers are wrong to predict thousands of students would drop out if they were sent home to study online ... online higher education & a degree is a much better outcome than no degree. Students and their families know this.”
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Truth tables! These are a key tool for beginning logic. They help us calculate truth values for sentences and allow us to test arguments.
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