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Academic institution or a university for community solutions?

Academic institution or a university for community solutions?

Daphne Saunders, BA second year Global Liberal Arts  Decolonial strugggles, inter-cultural dialogue, and social justice are all issues that have long been the common calling of Soasians, and what has brought ambitious free thinking students flooding through its doors from around the world. Yet many students say that the classroom
spiritadmin Oct 31, 2022
Protests in Brazil against 30% Cuts in Universities Budget

Protests in Brazil against 30% Cuts in Universities Budget

Gabriel Huland, PhD Media Studies  At the end of April, the Brazilian government announced it would freeze 30% of the 2019 national universities budget as part of an austerity plan to reduce public spending. The cuts totalise BRL2 billion (U$500 million) and will affect discretionary spending in all 63
spiritadmin May 28, 2019
Lecturers to be balloted for strike action

Lecturers to be balloted for strike action

Tom King, BA Politics The University and Colleges Union (UCU) has announced it will be balloting academic staff for industrial action over proposed changes to pensions. The plans from Universities UK could see the value of some pensions slashed by over £200,000, according to a report prepared by First
spiritadmin Sep 29, 2014

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