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At first General Meeting in 14 years, students vote to join climate strike
Students vowed they would strike till they win. Photograph: Aman Kapoor.
April 28, 2021
Almost 300 students attended a Student General Meeting (SGM) at the University of Sydney today, where they unanimously voted to join the May 21 Climate Strike and build “the widest possible shut down of campus.”
At the meeting, organised by the USyd Enviro Collective, students also unanimously voted to call on Interim Vice-Chancellor Stephen Garton to publicly waive all penalties for staff and students who join the strikes.
“We make history today,” Lauren Lancaster said, noting that it was the first SGM to be called since 2007 and only the third in the University’s history.
Staff say that revenue shortfalls were exaggerated, leading to unnecessary cuts.
April 25, 2021
The University of Sydney’s financial and census results show that it is performing “far better” than management had expected.
In an all-staff email sent on Thursday, Interim Vice-Chancellor Stephen Garton confirmed that the University experienced a net loss of $2.2 million in 2020 a much stronger result than the $470 million loss forecasted in the beginning of the pandemic, and the $184 million shortfall still expected after a September reassessment.
Additionally, the University forecasts a $202.4 million revenue increase in 2021. This is due to census results showing that international and domestic enrolments were 20% and 4% higher than expected respectively.