Hafsa Yusuf was supposed to graduate last week. The 21-year-old English literature major had spent 200 pounds ($340 Cdn) on graduation gown rental, photography and tickets for her family to attend the ceremony.
But just two weeks before the big day, Queen Mary University of London sent her an email saying she couldn’t graduate because of “industrial action” taken by academic staff across the U.K.
Lecturers at some 140 universities have refused to mark exam papers and coursework, in an escalation of a simmering dispute over pay and working conditions.
“Because of the marking boycott, they didn’t have enough grades to confirm that
