MBA Students Demand Refunds For Online Coronavirus Classes
Read our April 7 coronavirus roundup, as Wharton and Stanford MBAs request tuition relief and refunds after classes are put online
Read our April 7 coronavirus roundup, as Wharton and Stanford MBAs request tuition relief and refunds after classes are put online
Tue Apr 7 2020
April 7 Roundup
MBA students want ‘tuition relief’
MBA students at top business schools like Wharton and Stanford have signed online petitions requesting that tuition fees are reduced as their learning experience and—they argue—the value of their MBA degree, has been impacted by coronavirus. In a letter to the school’s leadership, Wharton MBAs said:
We remain in prevalent agreement that virtual coursework, however well executed, does not provide the same educational value as the normal in-person classes that we expected when we enrolled.
With that reality in mind, once this immediate health crisis has stabilized we would like to open a dialogue regarding conditions under which Wharton MBA students might receive an appropriate amount of relief of tuition payments or other forms of assistance to compensate for the period during which the school’s operations are affected.
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