Willetts must learn from America’s mistakes over for-profit universities
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt discusses the worrying record of for-profit universities and the even more worrying prospect of David Willetts’ helping them expand in the UK.
Sally Hunt
Website Sally is the general secretary of the University and College Union. She writes for Left Foot Forward on higher education.
The government that didn’t do its homework – fees fiasco hits deadline
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt takes the government to task – on the day of the student fees deadline for universities – for a bad policy, badly executed.
Cameron’s ESOL cuts will make integration harder
The government’s cuts to English for Second Language classes make a mockery of the David Cameron’s call for immigrants to integrate more in his immigration speech.
Unions continue to be bullied through the courts
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union, reports on the unfair treatement of her members over changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
Vice chancellors’ pay perks are an embarrassment to the sector
Last night’s Dispatches helped shine a light on the murky world of vice-chancellors’ pay and benefits, as well as providing a timely reminder on the dangers of commercialising higher education.
Universities fail the teacher test
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union, reviews a new report on the benefits of having more academics on university boards.
Budget 2011: More proof we aren’t “all in this together”
Today the chancellor made it quite clear, for anyone still unsure, that we are not ‘all in this together’ as he announced even bigger tax breaks for business than already planned.
Flexibility between vocational and academic routes essential
Today’s publication of the Wolf Review of vocational education has invited the inevitable lazy headlines about too many ‘dead-end’ courses, writes Sally Hunt.
The worrying lack of power of the university fair access regulator
Ministers are now aware of the lack of powers that OFFA has, which leaves them with a couple of problems, writes Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union.
Lecturers up in arms at the quango that escaped the bonfire
From April university staff will be compelled to pay an annual membership fee of £68 – a cost previously picked up by government – to the Institute for Learning.