Diversity

Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have come under sustained attack from the political right, resulting in the shuttering of DEI offices and curbs on teaching and research. With affirmative action also banned, how might universities continue to support minority students and staff, asks Paul Basken

Educators need to do more to help students reassess the meaning they attach to labels such as “female engineer”, says Elena Liquete

The party behind the UK’s 50 per cent target is back in power but, while it still pledges commitment to equality of opportunity, it’s not clear what role – if any – universities will play in achieving this mission

While there are ethnic, class and gender penalties, Sean Brophy found no evidence of an extra penalty for falling into more than one category

References to equality, diversity and inclusion all rising sharply, according to Open Syllabus database

Report by Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes examines the earnings and employment status of more than 1 million individuals

Persistent earning gaps by gender, ethnicity and socio-economic background are unfair to individuals and a drag on the economy, says Omar Khan

The president of San José State University on harnessing location to build partnerships, the importance of representation and why she isn’t a ‘traditional academic’

Ease of entry encourages access, and most universities have enough places to guarantee entry without requiring personal statements, says Tim Leunig

La Trobe moniker celebrates a genocidal past, staff and students say

Significant majority for Labour would open up opportunities to change university system over the next decade, UUK chief tells meeting of black leaders

Proposed commission would probe ‘massive surge’ in antisemitic incidents and ‘capitulation to extremists’

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be treated little differently from their privileged cousins, critics say

Expanding the pool of candidates for an unpaid but significant commitment is hard, but there are rich rewards for both sides, says Kim Frost

Research suggests women particularly benefit from schemes that guarantee admission to highest-achieving school leavers

Senegal’s oldest university is bringing together medical doctors and traditional healers to find potential areas of agreement, its vice-chancellor explains

Top US research funding agency, while unsure about proposed change to mission statement, swings back at partisan attempts to limit an equity-focused agenda

University of Technology Sydney head on achieving impact on policy and sustainability by building partnerships, fossil fuel divestment and boosting Indigenous enrolment

Figures also showed record 50.1 per cent of postgraduate students for the 2023 admissions cycle were from outside the European Union

More nuanced data could help tease out why some disadvantaged students manage to buck the trend and overperform, says Nikolai Elkins

Equity, diversity and inclusion staff in US higher education are losing their jobs in the wake of anti-EDI laws, but college leaders are mobilising, reports Rosa Ellis

First drop in proportion of admissions coming from maintained schools since 2014

Our public exhibition on maths’ global origins aims to stimulate discussion about decolonisation and inclusion, says John Armstrong  

Nation’s main higher education grouping sees lessons from religious focus during time of political pressure, while stirring some cautions and even alarm

The colleges need to remember their medieval origins and act with greater shared purpose, says Simon Ravenscroft

Academic exploration of leading university’s traditions uncovers dispossession, eugenics and grave robbing

ATEC must work to ensure that under-represented groups aren’t cut adrift from the knowledge economy just as it moves up a gear, says Shamit Saggar

Canberra should not stifle university revenue while unrolling expensive equity reforms, says implementation committee member

Identity politics’ 1960s progenitors had a level of nuance and erudition that today’s EDI activists would do well to emulate, says Martin Levy

Acknowledging Aboriginal intellectual traditions could ‘bring students back’ while improving weather forecasts, says co-creator of new course

Western business practice is not universal, so why are studies from elsewhere so rare in the literature, asks Yuliya Snihur  

Gendering and decolonising curricula requires a nuanced consideration of learners’ diverse perspectives and cultural contexts, says Heather Jeffrey

While diversity advocates bemoaned 2023 ruling restricting affirmative action, broad tally affirms that nation’s institutions generally didn’t use that power

Substantial allowance ‘fair recompense’ for extra expectations on Aboriginal employees, Murdoch says

Study concludes that learning how to pronounce students’ names properly should be included in diversity and inclusion policies at universities ‘because it goes to the heart of people’s identities’

Study says fears of under-representation are ‘unfounded’ and warns affirmative action could therefore be ‘unlawful’

While well intentioned, reserving positions for under-represented groups only takes us further away from the colour-blind ideal, says an academic

David Mba creates fully funded PhD studentships after taking reins at Birmingham City University

Private institution to assess socio-economic make-up of its staff and students as calls grow for a national census

Pivotal Australian report risks enshrining curse of ‘low expectations’, critics warn

In a nation that struggles to get minority students into medicine, Ontario university eyes progress in broader admissions process

Prodded by conservative activists and politicians, several public universities are interpreting Supreme Court admissions ruling to include a ban on minority-focused aid

Promoting awareness of the impact words can have on others will create a psychologically safe space where staff, students can thrive, says Melissa Carr

In long-running battle, nation’s top court allows West Texas A&M University to block LGBTQ student performance while lower courts decide its ultimate legality

Scientific method can inform an inclusiveness agenda that ‘works’, says former Blair adviser

Funder keen to reconvene advisory group, but professor says he wants reassurance that lessons have been learned from controversial investigation

With the University of Kent becoming the latest lower-tariff English university to mull course closures, students might be frozen out, says Becky Muradás-Taylor

The document gestures to some key barriers, but Indigenous knowledge is valuable in itself, not just for improving outcomes, says Ian Anderson

Forced by DeSantis order, flagship fires officials but signals dissent and outlines plans to try hiring them back

Yale and Dartmouth moves to mandate SAT and ACT submissions have long-time opposition alliance getting testy about possible reversals across academia

To make maths programmes viable, we must make them more attractive to a wider pool of applicants, says Jens Marklof

Key recommendation in Australian sector review report is substantially different from its historical namesake

Locals-made-good laud the potential of more accessible – and visible – universities

Higher international fees for in-person courses are vital to universities, but online students can be charged the same wherever they live, says Tim Dunne 

Students sue Chichester over axeing of unique course, alleging discrimination and breach of contract

Panel claims its efforts have been met with ‘resistance, indifference, procedural setbacks and deliberate stalling’, in wake of THE article alleging discrimination against black workers

We won’t stop until staff and members in every branch, every department and every team feel that they are treated fairly and equally, says Jo Grady

Anti-Jewish hate reaches record high as vast majority of cases recorded by Community Security Trust come after 7 October

Even though half of STEM students say that they are religious, atheist worldviews are perceived to dominate in the laboratory

Institutions can compete for students with giant American counterparts by offering continental take on diversity, says IESE deputy dean