Experiencing corruption with a university
Hello all,
I am currently in the process of trying to finish my master's thesis. I have been withheld multiple times by the same examiner due to them not liking my topic (it is a politically relevant topic to current news, which may be a factor here). Their edits are worded unprofessionally, their tone is both judgemental and aggressive, and the goal posts for the reasons to hold me back keep changing. I and other students have witnessed/experienced general unethical/unprofessional behavior from professors, blatant favoritism, and discrimination at the hands of multiple staff members (many in leadership roles) within a very small humanities department.
Another issue I have experienced personally is they encourage international students within the program and yet they systemically exclude them from internship opportunities, job fairs, and extracurricular activities. Most international students end up burnt out, leaving the country with little to no experience that benefits their career (which is what this school advertises they will offer, but leaves out exclusionary criteria that most international students will not get past). They are motivated to include international students because their department gets more national and school funding. This is from the mouth of the department coordinator.
I do not feel comfortable bringing these complaints to those in charge at the university, because it has to go through the leadership within the department first. This is the exact leadership where I have seen much of this misconduct be committed. Is there another avenue, possibly anonymous, that I may be able to talk about these experiences to warn others to think twice about applying to this program? I have thought about using reddit as an avenue, or maybe publishing an online article. However, because these experiences are anecdotal, I fear the reprocussions from the university.
Also, receiving my degree is currently in jeopardy as the examiner is trying to find a bunch of reasons to fail it and my supervisor has turned around and agreed with them. I also fear this will inevitably lead to me failing the thesis and not having a degree. Another option here is I just suck it up and continue on with my life. Looking for any advice someone might have here, especially if you have experienced something similar.