Staff diversity: socio-economic background
Institutions enact policies that go beyond court ruling due to abundance of caution or as part of ‘politically motivated agendas’
Guaranteed interviews for ethnic minority applicants of a certain standard would also tackle postgraduate underrepresentation, says Research England-backed initiative
After court rejects racial preferences in admissions, biggest US civil rights group presses campuses for corrective pledges
Katherine Banks exits as fact-finding committee examines botched recruitment of Kathleen McElroy as director of journalism
I want my research to fuel change and make a positive impact on the world, and I do not want to suffer in the process, says Heidi Green
‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it,’ minister says, ahead of review report promising other ‘immediate’ recommendations
Department for Education statistics show social mobility impact of A-level assessments affected by Covid-19 policies
Ethnicity and disability status also significant factors influencing likelihood of researchers being submitted, report finds
The ban on race-conscious admissions does not override the need to monitor progress in equity and social mobility, says W. Carson Byrd
It isn’t perfect, but data and analytics could capture the disadvantages applicants face and the diversity they may represent, says Carlo Ratti
Investing in structures and processes that allow students and staff to develop their own relationships is the best way to avoid woolly diversity work, conference hears
Institutions offer more support to tackle historically low participation rates
‘Pride’ scholarships aim to make university a world leader in research field
The Nottingham Trent vice-chancellor discusses using data to support students, avoiding strike action and why diversity conversations are too focused on Oxbridge
Academic leaders see grounds for improvement despite Supreme Court ruling, though track record suggests reason for sceptism
Germany’s only female Nobel scientist questions notion that diversity is key component of research success in modern science
Student growth is a key reason why Lucy Cavendish is admitting more state school pupils than any Oxbridge college, says president Madeleine Atkins
Overhaul of rule that removes student access to government subsidies if they do not complete at least half of their subjects under ‘active consideration’
Displaced people need better study options, including in the locations where they are based, say Gentille Dusenge, Jackson Byiringiro, and Isaac Ayuen
Professors say state’s recent track record of passing laws targeting transgender people and DEI programmes means Tampa is not a ‘safe’ location for annual event
Outrage at cases of falsely claimed Native identities is fuelled by the conflation of positionality with academic merit, says Jonathan Zimmerman
Nation’s gender equity improves as Covid creates job openings and an appreciation of more welcoming work environments
A court has sentenced 18 elite fraternity members to fines and community service for roles in reckless ritual
Western donors can best help South Pacific students by helping them stay put, Brisbane forum hears
‘Utopian’ approach needed that allows universities to judge for themselves what changes would have most impact, THE event hears
Makers of GRE seek to revamp standardised test after universities raise concerns over diversity and value
Tackling racism within institutions is a crucial first step, says Nick Braisby, three years on from a murder that shook the world
As Universities Accord shines a spotlight on equity, new research finds that the most propitious pathway is little trodden
Investigation will look at whether enough has been done to welcome Jewish students and staff
DeSantis, in derisive showing at politically battered campus, enacts measure that also ends diversity hiring
Death of a lower-caste student prompts calls to focus on how students may experience ‘subtle segregation’ on campuses
New chancellor of Oxford Brookes University on overcoming racism at school, ‘tedious’ drama school politics and ‘nonsense’ claims of ‘wokery’ over decolonisation of curricula
UGC move meant to make higher education less English-centric ‘could backfire’ without more support for institutions, academics say
In rare victory for parents, federal appeals court overturns convictions, criticising their alleged bribery but agreeing that USC wasn’t cheated
Elizabeth Hoover faces calls to quit after failing to check family stories about her heritage
Australian universities push responsibility for casualisation onto Canberra’s funding arrangements
Policy of setting aside a fifth of places unlikely to be transformative in country that ranks bottom in OECD for female STEM students, scholars say
In ongoing awakening, several large universities act on evidence that marginalised students fare better with greater feelings of community
Rearranged event causes more controversy as activists block entrance to lecture theatre
New College of Florida governing board assembled by governor refuses faculty-backed professor candidates
Farah Karim-Cooper – one of the UK’s few ethnic minority Shakespeare professors – reflects on being an outsider in a discipline not known for its non-white faces and ponders how diversity can be improved
Elite universities could be doing far more to help disadvantaged students, regardless of what the Supreme Court decides on affirmative action, say makers of Exclusion U documentary
Aiming to deny routine extension of federal debt limit, House conservatives hope to force lower Pell grant upon millions of borrowers
Parental income should not influence eligibility for living allowances, Australian academics argue
Document disappoints campaigners with lack of detail or targets after major funder promised overhaul during Black Lives Matter protests
With nation’s top judicial body expected to outlaw efforts to consider race in admissions, student essays held out as alternative means of preserving equity
Governance strategy by Trump-backing Republican governor held up by national group of university trustees as model to be emulated
Even when speech is legally protected, the harm that it can cause must be addressed, say Neijma Celestine-Donnor and Lara Schwartz
Academics’ belief in merit-based promotion at odds with their experiences of discrimination, study finds
State Senate has already passed one of three bills that would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs, and ban what the legislation defines as diversity, equity and inclusion programming
Publishers, libraries and funders must do what they can to ensure that no one is priced out of open-access publishing, says Mandy Hill
The India-born, CUNY-based expert on light-matter interaction discusses his work to help school students share his sense of excitement
University of Pennsylvania’s pulling of legacy aid seen as sign of embarrassment and potential harbinger of change across US elite
Boosting disadvantaged Australians’ share of university places requires biggest contributions from institutions already pulling most weight, study finds
Fayneese Miller, university’s first black president, to retire after months of battling over propriety of Muhammad painting in art class
Jason Wingard agrees to leave after less than two years in charge
Australia’s underwhelming success in making university enrolments more equitable underlines the need to ‘address schooling’, forum hears
EDI claims should be treated with the same curiosity and scepticism as anything else in academic life, says Maximilian Werner
Amid nationwide campaign to restrict LGBTQ rights, head of public institution forbids fundraiser on grounds that drag is ‘misogyny’
Students at prominent all-female college vote to endorse admission of transgender male and non-binary students, but leadership refuses
