Switching over to remote education isn’t ideal for anyone, but for students at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, it’s a deal breaker. Dance and acting classes that rely on intimacy between students and instructors cannot be replicated via Zoom, and students have asked for refunds on their hefty $58k private tuition.
But instead of refunds, students received what’s been described as a ‘tone-deaf’ dance video from the school’s dean, Allyson Green, set to REM’s “Losing My Religion.”
That’s….almost like a refund? Without the money part.
In Green’s response, she says she does not have the authority to refund tuition and that it’s “challenging” for the institution to return any money back in the current moment.
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Here’s the video she sent students for context:
The Dean of Tisch sent this as an attachment to the email saying they won't give us our money back. Embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/Q63x5GqsJm
— Joe Biden raped Tara Reade. (@michale_price) March 23, 2020
The student who shared the video adds that “in the text of the email, she invited us to ‘dance along’ with her”.
We’re going to assume nobody took her up on that.
Tempus
Ok, first of all despite not knowing the actual text in the e-mail I’d say this is stupid which is an understatement and second…eh those lyrics don’t seem like the best choice either. I’m sure those students are losing their religion right about now. I mean I can sort of see her side of things to a point but who replies to their students with a dance video???
Kangol2
NYU has an endowment of over $4 billion, and the real tuition and lodging costs there are now upwards of $70,000, but as Tempus notes, unless we see the actual note she sent out, I’d be wary of believing she was so glib, even if that song choice is bad. NYU’s legal counsel probably made sure whatever she wrote covered their @sses. It would be the same with Columbia University. Those two schools don’t play when it comes to money.
Jared MacBride
The woman is a self-centered, bat shit crazy educational elite. If she’s in charge of the school all the parents should get their money back and NYU should forgive any loans.
Doug
This is very sad, but the video is hilarious.
justgeo
And the cow can’t move for shit!
ElPillo
I thought she did well with her moves
Baldmedic64
Yeah, I thought she was a pretty good mover for an olden!
Still a very poor taste in response to a serious situation though.
She could have just said “Up yours” and saved time.