> The New School is making headlines as its part-time faculty, after going on strike on November 16, now comprise what they say is the longest adjunct strike in US history ...
> On Thursday, December 8, Teen Vogue reported from 13th Street and 5th Avenue, where a group of university students aligned with striking workers announced an indefinite occupation of TNS’s University Center. ...
> The occupation comes after continuing conflict between workers and the university: On December 6, the university publicized its decision to withhold wages and insurance premiums from the striking workers, claiming it was in service to the student body and “planning for the spring,” which stoked concerns that the university did not anticipate coming to an agreement and was considering bringing in strike-breaking workers. ...
> “In light of recent attacks by the New School administration on all school employees including faculty and students, as well as the blatant refusal to meet [the union]’s demands or even negotiate in good faith, the students have decided it is the time to escalate direct action,” ...
> Part-time professors teach 87% of TNS courses while making as little as $4,300 a course, about 4 to 7% of university tuition dollars for one course, per analyses provided by the union. For comparison, the university's president, Dwight McBride, is paid about $1.2 million and housed for free in a West 11th Street townhouse not far from campus. ...
> “I came to the US specifically to study at the New School for its radical history, unique position, and revolutionary pedagogical approach,” Emanuel Auerbach-Baidani, a philosophy and fine arts major and international student, tells Teen Vogue. “The way the administration has acted throughout the strike is disgraceful. It betrays the long tradition of the school and the values it stands for.” ...
If they didn't get instruction due to the strike, the correct action isn't to devalue their degree further by making their grades meaningless but to demand a refund.
Looks like that's one thing that's happening. From the Teen Vogue article linked by one of the top-level posts:
> a group representing over 1,500 parents of New School students is threatening a class action against the university for a refund of fall semester tuition.
Fox describes slightly different demands in the student's letter, which may be distinct from the lawsuit:
> The letter also states that occupying students demand a refund "for the loss of instructional time due to the strike" and that "this tuition refund will be proportional to the duration of the semester during which the strike is in effect."
> The New School is making headlines as its part-time faculty, after going on strike on November 16, now comprise what they say is the longest adjunct strike in US history ...
> On Thursday, December 8, Teen Vogue reported from 13th Street and 5th Avenue, where a group of university students aligned with striking workers announced an indefinite occupation of TNS’s University Center. ...
> The occupation comes after continuing conflict between workers and the university: On December 6, the university publicized its decision to withhold wages and insurance premiums from the striking workers, claiming it was in service to the student body and “planning for the spring,” which stoked concerns that the university did not anticipate coming to an agreement and was considering bringing in strike-breaking workers. ...
> “In light of recent attacks by the New School administration on all school employees including faculty and students, as well as the blatant refusal to meet [the union]’s demands or even negotiate in good faith, the students have decided it is the time to escalate direct action,” ...
> Part-time professors teach 87% of TNS courses while making as little as $4,300 a course, about 4 to 7% of university tuition dollars for one course, per analyses provided by the union. For comparison, the university's president, Dwight McBride, is paid about $1.2 million and housed for free in a West 11th Street townhouse not far from campus. ...
> “I came to the US specifically to study at the New School for its radical history, unique position, and revolutionary pedagogical approach,” Emanuel Auerbach-Baidani, a philosophy and fine arts major and international student, tells Teen Vogue. “The way the administration has acted throughout the strike is disgraceful. It betrays the long tradition of the school and the values it stands for.” ...