Students have reacted in fury after Manchester University announced that online lectures are here to stay – with no cut in tuition fees that cost £9,250 per year. At the time of writing, more than 4,000 people have signed a petition urging the Russell Group university to fully return to in-person teaching. Despite plans to … Read more
An English teacher at a $52,000-a-year private school in Englewood, New Jersey has quit her job over critical race theory lessons she has branded racist. Dana Stangel-Plowe, who taught at the Dwight-Englewood School in Bergen County, accused the school of creating a ‘hostile culture of conformity and fear’ in her resignation letter on Tuesday. Stangel-Plowe said … Read more
Thousands face the boot in UK-India deal after Britain agrees to accept more students and talented young immigrants in exchange for increased deportations Number of illegal Indian migrants being deported from the UK is set to soar At least 40,000 undocumented migrants from subcontinent are living in Britain The UK will accept more students and … Read more
University of Chester is slammed for charging its £280,000-a-year vice chancellor LESS rent than its students University of Chester has come under fire over plans to create an apartment for its vice chancellor and rent it to her for £28 a week less than what students pay Professor Eunice Simmons collects an annual salary and … Read more
University of Chester is slammed for charging its £280,000-a-year vice chancellor LESS rent than its students University of Chester has come under fire over plans to create an apartment for its vice chancellor and rent it to her for £28 a week less than what students pay Professor Eunice Simmons collects an annual salary and … Read more
The universities minister has faced calls to take tougher action to ensure Jewish students are protected from anti-Semitism on campus, with one senior MP comparing the situation to ‘1930s Germany’. MPs pressed Michelle Donelan to adopt a more heavy-handed approach – such as cutting off their funding or sacking university bosses – when the institutions … Read more
Drinking game students swig alcohol as they wave ‘you honk, we drink’ sign at drivers on busy dual carriageway outside university Students spotted playing drinking game near road outside Swansea University They were seen waving a sign at passing drivers which read: ‘You honk, we drink’ University of Swansea has said it is now working … Read more
Fury as higher education regulator tells universities that marking students down for bad spelling is ELITIST Academics have been told that insisting on good written English discriminates Some universities have been adopting so-called ‘inclusive assessment’ systems Regulator wants to reduce gap between white and black student attainment rate By Julie Henry For The Mail On … Read more
University chiefs have urged Boris Johnson to allow students to go back to campuses this month after the Prime Minister failed to mention their plight in his press conference on Monday. Boris Johnson this week confirmed that from April 12, non-essential shops, gyms, hairdressers, zoos and theme parks in England can reopen – while pubs and … Read more
Two hundred partying students have been slammed for turning the millionaires’ resort of Sandbanks into the ‘Wild West’ as they spat and bottled police officers. Brawls broke out and police officers were assaulted during the illegal beach party attended by sixth form students in Poole Harbour, Dorset, on Thursday night. One 19-year-old reveller who suffered head … Read more