The medical evidence universities demand for things they can see
A final-year student sets out the absurdity of extenuating circumstances systems that require a doctor’s note for conditions already documented, for appointments that cost money, and for situations where the evidence is obvious. GP practices charge for these letters and often refuse them; several universities have moved to self-certification for short absences, and asking whether yours has is worth doing before you need it. Extensions and academic support covers the process.
A professor stripped of his fellowship over harassment claims
Cambridge has stripped an 82-year-old emeritus professor of his fellowship following allegations of inappropriate touching and language. Emeritus status keeps retired academics on campus with access to students, and this is one of the few cases where an institution has withdrawn it — which is the sanction students’ groups have been asking for.
The unpaid work of keeping friendships going
A piece on the effort of maintaining home friendships from university — the messages unreturned, the highlights posted, the sense of being an afterthought in both places. It is the most common quiet difficulty of first and second year, and almost nobody says it out loud. When friendships change covers it properly.