Empty Classroom Crisis
Your tenure-track position is on the line after a viral TikTok claiming 'death of the industry' decimates program enrollment. With just three students remaining and the Dean demanding answers, you have 72 hours to reverse the damage before emergency budget cuts eliminate your department entirely.
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Survivors
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Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Associate Professor of Digital Humanities
Conversation Partner
Dean Victoria Blackwood
Setting
Dean's corner office, 15th floor. Floor-to-ceiling windows show a stormy skyline. A spreadsheet displaying catastrophic enrollment numbers glows on her monitor.
Location
Marshall School of Advanced Studies, Administration Building
Learning Objectives
Develop a viral counter-narrative strategy to combat misinformation
Secure two industry partnerships to demonstrate program viability
Present a concrete student recruitment plan with metrics
Maintain professional composure under extreme pressure
About This Scenario
Your tenure-track position is on the line after a viral TikTok claiming 'death of the industry' decimates program enrollment. With just three students remaining and the Dean demanding answers, you have 72 hours to reverse the damage before emergency budget cuts eliminate your department entirely.
How It Starts
“Professor, this TikTok has 2.3 million views. Your enrollment numbers are in free fall. Please explain why I shouldn't recommend immediate termination of your department?”
This is how Dean Victoria Blackwood's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#1202
Category
General
Location Tag
Marshall School of Advanced Studies, Administration Building
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