Notes from the Director’s Q&A: Director Shafik proud of year’s achievements
In the latest student and director Q&A, LSE’s leadership team expressed their pride in all that has been achieved in…
LSE’s Christmas Go Home policy – What you need to know
By Sofia Mleinik With the Coronavirus Crisis ongoing and less than a month before Christmas, students are planning to return…
Pandemic and protests: Chicago and the employees of ‘Abigail’
Names have been changed for privacy. Image taken by @twentytwo39 Last summer, I worked at ‘Abigail’, a major retailer in…
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…
ICYMI: LSE memes in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic
Everything sucks, but LSE meme production has never been better. I thought I’d share my favourite ones about LSE’s shitty…
LSE students reveal disparity across departments’ assessment approaches
Additional reporting by Yasmina O’Sullivan. Described as a “weight lifted” by some, and “ridiculously deluded” by others, the move to…
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…
Interview: LSE’s no disadvantage policy, and how the School got there
Colin Vanelli & Morgan Fairless. Additional reporting by Lucy Knight and Yasmina O’Sullivan On 24 April, LSE published its much…
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…
