both are fuck ups.
The student probably shouldn't have been awarded it, but usually deans have the final say in appeals, which is the issue here.

Mind you, both the exam and coursework are odd things to have to complete for a PhD.

But the lecturer has violated student confidentiality so his suspension is defensible if harsh.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 1 Nov 2010, 13:52, Reply)