Diversity and inclusion work

How can higher education better support diverse students and staff to fulfil their potential? Find advice on university diversity and inclusion policies and actions that open pathways into higher education to non-traditional students and support student success for diverse cohorts by building inclusive institutions. Plus, learn how to achieve greater diversity at every level of academia and make everyone feel they belong.

By dene.mullen , 5 September, 2022

Higher education has a crucial role to play in reaching out to Indigenous communities

Universities have a critical role to play in the preservation of Indigenous languages and culture

Indigenous researcher Roselind Wan outlines strategies for universities hoping to champion Indigenous languages and inclusion

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 30 August, 2022

How universities can ensure first-generation students and their families feel connected

A first-generation college student herself now working in enrolment, Aimee Huffstetler, shares insight into what administrators can do to ensure first-generation students and their families feel connected to their university

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 23 August, 2022

A checklist for making disability inclusion a reality in higher education

A group of diverse and happy looking students

Actions that universities must take to promote equal access and opportunity for disabled students in higher education, based on a research-backed framework developed by Carol Evans and Xiaotong Zhu

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 11 August, 2022

Is it possible to decolonise the business curriculum?

Untangling business studies from the discipline’s imperial origins might seem an insurmountable task, but it’s up to university leaders to take the lead on this complex challenge, reflects Bobby Banerjee

By sara.custer , 30 June, 2022

Simple ways universities can collaborate to bring more refugees into higher education

A formula one team represents university collaboration to support refugee students

There’s strength in numbers when it comes to meeting the unique learning and support needs of refugee students

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 17 June, 2022

Embedding equality, diversity and inclusion within public policy training for academics

Diversity statements in higher education can embed inequality more deeply

Steps higher education institutions can take to make their policy engagement training programmes as diverse and inclusive as possible, based on the experience of a UK university

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 13 May, 2022

How to attract and support non-traditional students in higher education

Mature students and other non-traditional students are often overlooked by university recruitment teams

Hurdles and obstacles are created from the outset and then vice-chancellors wonder why their student population is not diverse, says Dilshad Sheikh

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 9 May, 2022

Diversity statements: the good, the bad and the ugly

Diversity statements can be created with good intentions but still manage to perpetuate inequality. Henrika McCoy and Madeline Lee detail what to look out for and suggested action

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 28 April, 2022

Belonging: why it is the next step on the equity, diversity and inclusion ladder

Group of people of various ages and nationalities lean in together

Belonging feels good, improves student retention rates and supports other EDI efforts. Joanna West offers six ways campuses can foster this intangible essential

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 7 April, 2022

How to write a diversity statement

What should you put in a diversity statement? In this video, Pardis Mahdavi gives examples of what to include and how candidates for academic jobs and search committees can use the document to reflect on EDI actions, impact and goals

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