Dollarisation and Student Struggle
byEdited by Hala Al Shami On March 30th, 2022, LAU declared that starting from Fall 2022-2023, it would fully dollarise its tuition. This decision…
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Online Learning: How AUB Has Disconnected From Its Students’ Demands
by“Lonely”. That is how a friend of mine described her online learning experience when I asked her to do so in one word. Along…
Anxiety in Neoliberal Institutions
byI finally muster up enough courage and energy, after struggling to get out of bed for the past three hours, to head to my…
AUB’s Red Tape in the era of COVID-19
byIt is not a secret that the COVID-19 pandemic weighed heavy on the regular functions of everything around the world. The pandemic has been…
On the Reality of Online Classes
byAs the fall semester began across universities in Lebanon, pre-class ruckuses of laughter and chatter have been switched out for a new classroom vocabulary: …
President Khuri’s flawed analogy
byOn the 8th of November, the day tuition was increased by close to 160%, AUB’s Outlook newspaper conducted an interview with President Fadlo Khuri…
Divide and Conquer: The Dangerous Tactics of the AUB Administration
byOn the 8th of December 2020, the President of the American University of Beirut, Fadlo Khuri, sent out an email to the student body…
The Neglect of the Impact of Colonization and Imperialism in Education Systems
byCritical thinking is an important skill that universities promise to teach. Teaching biased material or white-washed material is one example of biased material which…
Student Elections: Overdue and Vacant
byIn an academic year highlighted by uprisings and the outbreak of a pandemic, and amidst an accelerating economic crisis, students at AUB found themselves…
A Student’s Handbook for Online Learning
byFor those of us who have spent most of our lives embedded in the academic world, the end of summer means one thing: a…