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Sydney university meeting in ‘chaos’ after student makes personal donation of $50,000

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Admin

Arts/law student Abbey Shi made the announcement after she had been censured by the Sydney University SRC

A meeting at the University of Sydney descended into “chaos” on Tuesday night after one student made an unprecedented personal donation of $50,000 to the student council, after being criticised for not doing enough in her elected job.

Arts/law student Abbey Shi made the surprising announcement after she had been censured for not doing any work for three months in her student-funded position.

Cambridge University rescinds Jordan Peterson invitation

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Admin

Offer of visiting fellowship to controversial professor resulted in backlash from faculty and students

Cambridge University has rescinded its offer of a visiting fellowship to Jordan Peterson, the self-styled “professor against political correctness”, after a backlash from faculty and students.

Peterson, a psychology professor from Toronto who has courted controversy for his views on transgender rights, gender and race, announced on Monday via his YouTube channel that he was joining Cambridge for two months.