Students at Lahore University of Management (LUMS) have called for an investigation into the university's administration's unfair policies after a student was expelled during his final year for giving tuitions. Hashtag '#InvestigateLUMS' is being used across social media to call for an inquiry.
The student was expelled after the administration alleged that he had been helping other students cheat through organized tuition lessons and sharing notes. In response, many students questioned the validity of the administration's findings and felt that the punishment was excessive.
"Harassers aren't even given semester off and community hours are preferred but LUMS will ruin your entire career over a slight mistake. No chances given. This is how they hide the increasing incompetence in academia. Lums is failing its students once again," wrote one student.
https://twitter.com/wardahn00r/status/1480927139151204360
Many students shared their own experience at LUMS and other universities.
"I taught my way, O/A Level students, through my bachelor's degree at IBA. Most of us, who did so, belong to low-middle income group and this is the only way they can assist parents for such expensive education. Such action is completely preposterous and condemnable," one student shared.
https://twitter.com/WajidRizvi/status/1481207105210179587
Another student pointed out that LUMS had prejudiced students who do not come from privileged backgrounds.
"It's usually the students coming from non-elite/financial aid backgrounds who are on the receiving end of insanely disproportionate punishments," the student wrote
https://twitter.com/MirSanaullah/status/1481067131852800002
https://twitter.com/009barca/status/1480990617165611008
https://twitter.com/AmmarPak3A/status/1480972728945500162
The student was expelled after the administration alleged that he had been helping other students cheat through organized tuition lessons and sharing notes. In response, many students questioned the validity of the administration's findings and felt that the punishment was excessive.
"Harassers aren't even given semester off and community hours are preferred but LUMS will ruin your entire career over a slight mistake. No chances given. This is how they hide the increasing incompetence in academia. Lums is failing its students once again," wrote one student.
https://twitter.com/wardahn00r/status/1480927139151204360
Many students shared their own experience at LUMS and other universities.
"I taught my way, O/A Level students, through my bachelor's degree at IBA. Most of us, who did so, belong to low-middle income group and this is the only way they can assist parents for such expensive education. Such action is completely preposterous and condemnable," one student shared.
https://twitter.com/WajidRizvi/status/1481207105210179587
Another student pointed out that LUMS had prejudiced students who do not come from privileged backgrounds.
"It's usually the students coming from non-elite/financial aid backgrounds who are on the receiving end of insanely disproportionate punishments," the student wrote
https://twitter.com/MirSanaullah/status/1481067131852800002
https://twitter.com/009barca/status/1480990617165611008
https://twitter.com/AmmarPak3A/status/1480972728945500162