Reacting to Covid-19 by slashing fixed-term staff would be a disaster

Covid-19 could be a curse for graduates but a boon for universities

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#1 Submitted by WXYZ on June 10, 2020 - 1:25pm

'They could – and some will – seek more humane ways to maintain their economic viability: ways that might also reverse the dissipation of trust in university leadership.' - such as..? University leaders probably crying out for ideas on how best to manage this and if the authors know better then it would be good to share.

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