Category: face-to-face

UK Demands Return to In-Person Teaching as Complaints Against Universities Soar to Record High

May 4, 2022
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The British government has demanded that all universities return to pre-pandemic levels of face-to-face teaching, as it emerged that complaints about university courses soared to the highest level on record last year. The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) said it received 2,763 complaints from students in 2021, an increase of 6…

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UK Universities Face Fines If They Fail to Resume Face-to-Face Teaching: Minister

May 2, 2022
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British universities could face financial penalties if they fail to return to face-to-face teaching, a government minister has warned. As all CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions have been lifted in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and most such curbs have been scrapped in Wales, the government has advised universities to stop online learning and return…

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Our Need for Community Can’t Be Digitized

April 13, 2022
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Human beings harbor a deep need to belong. On a biological level, belonging is survival: If we’re not part of the herd, we’re left behind and die. In modern times, we need to belong to something larger than just ourselves to survive emotionally. We need to belong to feel accepted, loved, known, and, in a…

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Pennsylvania to Renew Human Services Contract Despite Complaints

August 26, 2021
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Despite hearing from Pennsylvanians who say they are getting the run-around when trying to get services for elderly or disabled adults through third-party service provider Maximus, Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services wants to expand the company’s role. Pennsylvanians gave testimony on Monday at the state House in Harrisburg, a joint, bipartisan hearing of the following…

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G-7 Foreign Ministers Meet in Person After Pandemic Pause, China High on Agenda

May 5, 2021
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LONDON—Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations gathered Tuesday in London for their first face-to-face meeting in more than two years, with China high on the agenda. Host nation Britain is keen to show that the rich countries’ club still has clout in a fast-changing world, and has warned that the increasingly…

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