Staff diversity: socioeconomic background
Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science
If these unique institutions can become more inclusive, issue-oriented and multidisciplinary, their graduates will be equipped to tackle the 21st century’s multiple crises, say Steven Volk and Beth Benedix
Denise Bradley’s instrumental target has easily been reached, reshaping the populace in the process
Suzanne Rivera receives both praise and abuse on social media in response to offer but says she will continue to defend rights to assembly and free speech
Socio-economic disadvantages are most prominent in the first two years of university, study finds
When teachers ignore offensive language, we are complicit in making the classroom unsafe, say Mariangela Palladino and Shalini Sharma
Asian American opposition seen as decisive, as state also favours human embryonic research
Vice-chancellor says sector should aim to get to a point where losing staff from diverse backgrounds is no longer a worry
Gap in rates of entry to England’s most selective institutions between most and least underrepresented is biggest since 2016
Greater diversity is needed within higher education’s libraries, says Regina Everitt, one of very few BAME directors of a university library in the UK
Oldest state-funded military college has history of venerating Confederacy
UK minister Kemi Badenoch’s disavowal of the theory plays into a misleading right-wing narrative, says Hannah Robbins
An honest national conversation about the murky origins of Greek life is a prerequisite for a better future, says Taulby Edmondson
Institutions have begun cancelling diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in response to an executive order, but critics say it amounts to censorship
Several institutions will not be enrolling doctoral students in autumn 2021 because of the pandemic
Patience will be required to bring along those who refuse to embrace racial equality or recognise it as a priority, says Jason Arday
Higher education is awash with stirring statements about its commitment to greater diversity. Yet students who face discrimination often do not know where to turn and are seldom impressed by the support they get, discovers Jason Murugesu
Natural Environment Research Council defends decision to award fellowships entirely to men in 2019, but will review diversity processes
Despite numerous announcements by the University of British Columbia, indigenous leaders see big talk from a big institution, but no clearer answers on finding balance
Leading human rights barrister calls on UK law schools to address ethnic minority under-representation among academic teaching staff
The readers’ editors employed by some quality newspapers offer a model for how to protect and promote universities’ core values, argues Priya Rajasekar
Leading academics respond to government plan to end link between charter mark and research funding, amid fears that equality issues will be sidelined
Members of the Athena SWAN review steering group write an open letter in response to the plan to cut the link between the equality charter and research funding
Calgary initiative aims to stamp out unconscious bias in law and medicine
The increasing social status of the ‘highly credentialed’ risks breeding populist resentment, according to renowned political philosopher
While finding seats as university directors, minorities still lack teaching equity and questions remain over ‘check-box representation’
Jessica Krug, a ‘white Jewish child’ of suburban Kansas City, blames mental stress
New York University provost says sector approaches to diverse hiring can become ‘distasteful, racist and fetishistic’ exercises
Mamokgethi Phakeng says universities often ‘part of the machine’ that perpetuates white privilege and exploitation of Global South
Wits v-c says that decolonised knowledge must not be sanitised knowledge
Confining students with disabilities to ‘special-education castles’ within Chinese universities does not provide true opportunity, says Zhang Yuexin
University denies favouring black applicants over white and Asian American candidates
‘Well-meaning’ codes of conduct do not lead to initiatives that make a difference, study finds
Publisher says investigation under way after academics call for retraction of ‘unscholarly’ paper by influential voice on US welfare reform
Pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests amplify pressure on multibillion-dollar sports programmes over levels of athlete remuneration
Universities and colleges offering hands-on training have found it harder to shift online, hurting their students, who are more likely to be from less-advantaged families
Campus-focused plans show US colleges still too age-limited, says job-centric pioneer
Hepi report says universities need to move past the idea that decolonisation is merely an equality and diversity issue
Michelle Donelan says higher rates of university entry among black Britons highlight how narrative about social mobility can be misleading
Black Lives Matter protests have reignited debate over the persistence of ‘neocolonial’ structures within discipline
Research also suggests that government’s anti-terrorism strategy is causing students and staff to self-censor discussions of Islam
Across leading higher education sectors, black and ethnic minority academics are more likely to be in the insecure roles being targeted by coronavirus-triggered saving programmes
London institution says use of Sir John Cass’ name is ‘incompatible with our values of diversity and inclusivity’
An open letter from academics, university staff and students to sector leaders
Open letter from ethnic minority university staff in UK includes 17 recommendations to help eliminate racism in higher education
Liverpool John Moores asked staff to consult communications team before expressing support for movement on institutional social media accounts
But data from UKRI show that fellowship success rates for women and BAME researchers are now higher than men and white academics
Academia says it understands need for cures but black voices proposing changes go unheard, scholars say
Renaming policy school and college raises pressure across US higher education
Lawmakers approve referendum on reversing 1996 ban, although with tempered expectations
Deborah Gabriel also calls for imposition of financial penalties on universities that fail to tackle pay gaps
Briefing note from UKCGE shows drop-off in numbers at PhD level compared to undergraduate
Universities must put as much effort into equality and diversity strategies as they do into other areas, say leading academics
Upholding of immigration protections, after challenge led by University of California, means legal relief for about 200,000 students
Swell of global anti-racism protests brings hope for change but academics warn ‘we’ve been here before’
An inadequate response to the death of George Floyd will diminish universities in the eyes of their increasingly diverse students, says ’Funmi Olonisakin
As annual lobbying spending drops to $75 million, bigger campuses take more control
Move to reject Obama policy seen costing 200,000 borrowers some $11 billion
The secretary of higher education for the state of New Jersey talks about her path to a career in policy, family history and handling racist attitudes at college
Improving remote learning may be smartest move universities can make, quality chief advises
