Dongduk Women's University claimed "No discussions about transforming into co-ed institution" ... Yet "DWU has been considering transforming into co-ed institution for 3 years"

 

Daily Chosun | Journalist Go Gijung

https://m.monthly.chosun.com/client/Mdaily/daily_view.asp?Idx=20754&Newsnumb=20241120754

Professor mentions the transition into a co-ed institution during class ... "The campus treated it as a 'confidential matter'"

◉ A student from DWU submitted a 15-minute long recording to Monthly Chosun

◉ The campus stated, "We have never discussed transitioning into a co-ed institution", but...

◉ Professor A: "The university started discussions about it 2-3 years ago. They recently began asking professors for opinions two months ago"

◉ "A public hearing with students is planned for December ... Transition into co-ed institution expected to begin in 2027"

DWU's student council explained that the students' distrust of the school began from their 'demands' not being properly reflected in the school's academic administration. They cited incidents such as the infamous 'Naked Man', when a service company employee who came to repair the campus facilities trespassed into the school area and took obscene pictures in 2018. Another incident they cited was a tragic accident last year where a student was hit and killed by the campus' garbage truck. Additionally, students claimed that in 2022, the university merged the German and French language departments unilaterally without communicating with the students.

The conflict reached its peak on November 7, when reports quickly spread about the university's 'transition into a co-ed institution' matter was raised in a campus meeting without students' consent. In response, students staged a protest in strong opposition to the transition, fueled by the anger that accumulated so far.

In their official statement, DWU labeled the students' protest as 'acts of violence' and stated that "There has been no discussion about transitioning into a co-ed institution." The university added, "We are aware of this issue. We are taking this matter seriously and will hold those responsible to account," and emphasized, "We strongly urge our students to be careful and to avoid being involved with external organizations that could be harmful."

They claimed "There has been no discussion"... Yet, the professors were already aware of the transition.

"No discussions" This is the reason why DWU refused to communicate with students. The university claims that there has been no discussion about transitioning into a co-ed institution.

However, according to a recording obtained exclusively by Monthly Chosun, the university had been planning the transition for 2-3 years. It was only two months ago the university began formally asking professors for their opinions as they proceeded to implement the plan.

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theqoo

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋHow can they lie like that?

-They're scammers. How can they do not say anything to the students who pay tuition?

-Even lying has its limits.

-So disgusting.

-Seriously?? They're doing all this behind the students' backs?

-And yet they lied about having no discussions about transitions into a co-ed institution and even called the students' protest violent...

-So f*cking shady. Did they really try to let this pass without students' consents?

-What?ㅋㅋㅋ They did exactly the opposite of what they said in their statement^^

-This is chilling.

-I figured this would happen.

-How can the university scam their own students?

-So the university lied from the beginning.

-Are they scammers or what?

-Begins the transition in 2017???? 5 years are not that far off, though?????

-They're scammers... If they were so confident about it, why not tell the students upfront instead of doing things behind their backs?

-ㅋㅋ They're doing things as they please

-That is insane. The real owners of the university are the students.

-Liar... They didn't lie about just one or two things...