David Graeber, LSE’s anthropology heavyweight, dies at 59
David Graeber, Professor of Anthropology at LSE, died yesterday in Venice at 59 years old, as announced by his wife…
LSE Covid Solidarity Campaign petitions protection for all
On 19 May 2020, a students and staff collective launched the ‘LSE Covid Solidarity Campaign’, to petition the LSE Council,…
Socially-distanced campus to open in September
LSE Director Dame Minouche Shafik announced today via email that LSE’s campus shall open as planned in September, with rules…
LSESU aiming for “upgrade” through special resolution
The LSESU is trying to update its articles of association via a special resolution, which requires a general meeting set…
Minouche: SMC pay cuts, furloughs, and delayed spending
In an email to LSE Staff, Director Dame Minouche Shafik has laid out the initial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic…
LSE to release ‘No-disadvantage policy’ based on whole-course grade adaption, extensions, and deferrals
Pro-Director for Education Dilly Fung is set to email students today unveiling a “No-disadvantage” policy. The policy entails four measures:…
LSESU calls for rents to end in postgraduate hall
On Friday 17th April, the LSESU sent a letter to Sanctuary Students, a private student accommodation provider who owns Lilian…
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…
LSE alumnus starts initiative to provide free meals to key workers
An LSE alumnus, Bilal Bin Saqib (‘19), is one of the founders of the One Million Meals initiative, which aims…
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…
