2024-12-22T03:23:33-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150193569/art-students-demand-tuition-refund-due-to-insufficient-online-instruction Sean Joyner 2020-04-15T13:26:00-04:00 >2020-04-15T13:26:09-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ed/ede4c5da4777d49f499899445fcd01c8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>As hundreds of universities across the US are forced to shift classes online and as arts studio programmes and workshops are compromised due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, students are mobilising to demand the full or partial reimbursement of their tuition. Few efforts, however, have yielded positive results, to the financial devastation of many students.</p></em><br /><br /><p>According to&nbsp;<em>The Art Newspaper,</em> a letter containing the signatures of more than 80% percent of <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/8409630/boston-university" target="_blank">Boston University</a> MFA students was "rebuked by school representatives last month." The school says that it believes its Zoom meetings are commensurate with a "studio education." Additionally, students at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/3285/savannah-college-of-art-and-design" target="_blank">Savannah College of Art and Desig</a>n (SCAD), <a href="https://archinect.com/yale" target="_blank">Yale University</a>'s School of Art, RISD, and the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/5652725/new-york-university-nyu" target="_blank">New York University</a> Tisch School of the Arts are all arguing for partial refunds for tuition,&nbsp;<em>The Art Newspaper</em> reports.</p>