Striking to defend your learning conditions
This is the message I sent my students earlier to confirm I will be taking part in the UCU strike.
#UCURising
I am Reader in Modern History at the University of Warwick in the UK and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
I teach urban history and the history of war and catastrophes in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
I have taught modern history and the methodology of history in France, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
These are some of the modules I teach at the University of Warwick.
This is the message I sent my students earlier to confirm I will be taking part in the UCU strike.
#UCURising
The transition from secondary school to university is often challenging, not least for first-generation students. It has been particularly difficult to navigate for those students who came of age during the Covid-19 pandemic and spent the best part of two years learning on-line.
Back in October, I opened my first-year seminar discussions with remarks I had often found myself repeating over the years. I thought it might be useful to share them during our first meetings; to establish a set of principles and expectations which are not always made clear to university students.
Since feedback from both students and colleagues has been rather positive, I decided to share this on my blog. Bear in mind this was simply meant to serve as a memo for my first class with Year 1 History students. It turned out to be much longer than planned and it was never intended for publication. It is pretty rough and frank, but I hope it might be of some use to students and colleagues within and outside Warwick.
Here is the letter I sent earlier today to Prof. Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick where I teach. He very promptly and
La démocratie se meurt d’euphémismes. A l’heure où Christchurch, la Nouvelle-Zélande, et le monde pleurent de nouvelles victimes musulmanes du terrorisme, la compassion hypocrite de
This is the letter I just sent to Professor Stuart Croft about the current USS strike. Professor Stuart Croft Vice-Chancellor and President University of
This is the email I just sent to all my students to explain why I continue to take part in strike action today. Dear