The President of the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) has written a response to an incoming Part-Time Officer who criticised the election of a white former college chair as […]
Tag: Education
The Strike Debate
The hot topic on campus and across many universities right now is the proposed strike action by the UCU (University and Colleges Union). The union has voted to take action […]
Report from The York Union: ‘Lad Culture in Higher Education’
Last week, the University of York’s Dr Vanita Sundaram conducted a talk alongside the York Union on lad culture in higher education. Dr Sundaram explored the emergence of lad culture […]
Working with adults that have learning difficulties
For the past four months, I have been participating in a York Students in Communities placement, providing one-on-one support for adults with learning difficulties by attending a weekly literacy lesson, […]
Campaigning on NSS referendum commences
Campaigning on whether the University of York Students’ Union (YUSU) should advise students to boycott the National Student Survey, in accordance with a National Union of Students’ (NUS) initiative, began […]
The Greatest Friendship
Oh, hi! I didn’t see you there! How are you? Good? That’s great! I have to tell you something very, very exciting. Hmm, how do I put it without […]
New statistics reveal York graduates are some of the most employable in the UK
The latest statistics from the Department for Education have revealed that the University of York has the highest proportion of graduates in work or further study three years after graduating, out […]
Children’s University returns to York
York Children’s University (York CU) is due to return this week, with a variety of free events programmed to run until the 18th November. The purpose of the programme is to “promote curiosity and a […]
York academic advocates for multicultural education
Dr Damien Spiteri, a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York, has written an influential book demonstrating the benefits of a multicultural education and aiming to assuage some of the difficulties faced […]
Yes, political correctness is an attack on free speech
The recent outburst over Jordan B. Peterson’s refusal to use gender neutral pronouns has pushed me to write once again on the authoritarian movement under the disguise of political correctness […]