The Principles of Raising Fees

Each year Massey seeks to raise its fees. Massey must keep up. Massey must invest in infrastructure. Massey needs to employ leading academic staff. There are a multitude of reasons why Massey sees it as vital to capture all of the revenue it can. Funding from students is a notable part [...]

What is Reasonable?

Should a student expect that the course they have enrolled in will remain for them as it was originally described until they finish? [...]

Tertiary Scholarships Axed

Tertiary Scholarships axed: $98 million dollars worth. What a disgusting shock for Friday morning. [...]

EXMSS Events – Why?

Champagne, hors d’oeuvres, visual art and poetry opened the evening, later, at dinner, the graduates shared their stories. [...]

Just Teach What I Need to Know?

Ask a lecturer what they teach and they may well surprise you. “Leadership, Humanity, Initiative and Responsibility” could be their answer. [...]

Representing Exm Students

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Debt Rant

Sunday failed to recognize the connection between middle class debt and the ability to borrow, without collateral, against future wages: borrowing for education. [...]

Help Desks Needed

The contact course shuttle service now covers the three centers where Massey has a campus, not just Manawatu. But we won’t stop there. It is EXMSS’s intention to extend the help desk service to all three centers as well. [...]

Erosion of Services

The other day I learned that the hard copy of the Guide to Academic Writing would now cost $5.00 plus postage. In 2008 it was free. [...]

Lunchtime Theatre on Campus

The play was intense but for me the insights came when, after the performance, Ralph and Liz sat on the edge of the stage and chatted about how they had brought Lear’s Daughters together and toured with the show in 2008. [...]