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ANU Accused of “Failing Students” With Disabilities

Helena Burke Posted On July 1, 2020

By Helena Burke Content Warning: This article contains discussions of discrimination, institutional betrayal, and mental health An investigation by Observer has uncovered allegations of discrimination by ANU against students with disabilities. Some of these students claim course convenors have […]

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Humanities Students to be Hit Hardest by “Appalling” University Fee Changes

Hayley Hands Posted On June 19, 2020

The move has been heavily criticised by students and academics.

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“Power to the People”: Protestors Rally for Black Lives Matter

Sam Wright Posted On June 7, 2020

By Samuel Wright and Rebecca Zhong Content warning: This article contains discussions of police brutality and Aboriginal deaths in custody. On Friday 5 June, hundreds of protestors assembled at Garema Place to show solidarity with the George Floyd protest and […]

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A “Huge Win”: Disabilities Students Benefit From Move to Remote Learning

Lottie Twyford Posted On June 3, 2020

By Lottie Twyford The difficulties faced by students during the move to online learning are numerous. The inability to access lecture recordings online, the recycling of lectures from previous years, and a lack of online tutorials have made learning difficult […]

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SRC 4 Liveblog

Sam Wright Posted On May 27, 2020

By Sam Wright, Hayley Hands and Declan Milton

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ANUSA Affirmative Action Proposal Criticised for Lack of Consultation

Brandon How Posted On May 25, 2020

By Brandon How A potential gender-based affirmative action (AA) policy was debated at the ANUSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Thursday. Although initially intended only as a “discussion item”, a motion to “note” a proposed AA policy was voted down […]

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“In a few weeks I will be helpless”: Nepalese Students Among Those Feeling Left Behind During Pandemic

Declan Milton Posted On May 8, 2020

By Declan Milton Content warning: This article contains discussion of racism “My college is not doing anything for us… they are treating us like normal, but we are suffering a lot.” These are the words of Samrat Oli, President of […]

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Proctorio Rebuts Criticism, but ANU Students Are Unmoved

Helena Burke Posted On May 5, 2020

By Helena Burke Online exam invigilation platform Proctorio has defended itself against the criticisms of the student-led ‘No Proctorio’ campaign. In an email sent to Observer, the company claims that some of the concerns of the petition were founded on […]

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“Unacceptable”; Students Respond to Accusations of “Code of Conduct” Violations over Proctorio

Keeley Dickinson Posted On April 24, 2020

By Keeley Dickinson ANU recently re-affirmed its intention to carry out invigilated online exams using ‘Proctorio’, despite student backlash. Objections relate predominantly to privacy, accessibility and logistical concerns. In a staff email shared on ANU Schmidtposting, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Grady […]

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ANU Confessions Returns Following Criticism Over Controversial Post

Vienna Daniels Posted On April 16, 2020

By Vienna Daniels Content Warning: This story contains quotation and discussion of transphobic views and statements. The ANU Confessions Facebook page has returned after it was deleted following backlash over a post that a number of students have described as […]

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