Comment: Departments should push back against LSE’s ‘league tables over students’ policy – they are our only hope
Over the past weeks, The Beaver has extensively covered the impact of Covid-19 on students, documenting how privilege, inequality, and…
Students’ Union blasts proposed exam guidelines as LSE rejects ‘non-detriment’
Additional reporting by Morgan Fairless. The Students’ Union has blasted LSE’s proposed guidelines for exam boards in the upcoming assessment…
The next Msc challenge: writing a dissertation under lockdown
For many of LSE’s postgraduate students currently starting work on their dissertations, the rapid pace and unpredictable duration of the…
Comment: Spread kindness and compassion, not hate and negativity.
In life, what is most desirable is often the least likely outcome. The Covid-19 pandemic epitomises this. As the new…
Group of postgraduate students call for fee refunds following campus shutdown
Postgraduate petitioners sent a letter to LSE administration on 9 April, asking them to reconsider their summer term fees in…
Editorial: LSE must adopt a non-detriment safety net
A non-detriment system would set a minimum baseline grade below which no student can fall, allowing for a truly compassionate…
LSE pulls most disability exam support: “Having an IEA is already isolating and scary, but it felt like I had been forgotten.”
Additional reporting by Morgan Fairless. LSE says that a move to largely long-term, online assessments has “removed the need” for…
For some students, online shift brings inequality into spotlight
For many LSE students, getting accustomed to the ‘new normal’ of leading their daily lives from home under quarantine has…
Students voice concerns over ‘business-as-usual’ assessment strategy
Additional reporting by Colin Vanelli As British universities grapple with how to tackle assessments during the Covid-19 global pandemic, LSE…
Arts & Culture: Quarantine Special
Instead of doing my monthly “what to expect this month”, I’m bringing you a quarantine special where you can walk…
