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Diversity and inclusion work How can higher education better support diverse students and staff? Find advice on EDI 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, how to achieve greater diversity among academic staff and make everyone feel they belong.
Copyright © 2025 THE - Times Higher Education. All rights reserved. Universities must do better at bridging the gap between diversity and belonging
Lillian Nave outlines the three key interventions required for universities to help diverse students learn about , accept and participate in each other ’ s worlds
Digital exclusion hits students hardest at the start of their journey
VLEs , intranets , sports and social apps – the digital ecosystem at university is vast . We must induct students into it quickly and carefully to prevent them falling behind
Higher education has a crucial role to play in reaching out to Indigenous communities
Indigenous researcher Roselind Wan outlines strategies for universities hoping to champion Indigenous languages and inclusion
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 …
Embedding equality , diversity and inclusion within public policy training for academics
Steps higher education institutions can take to make their policy engagement training programmes as diverse and inclusive as possible , based on the …
How to attract and support non - traditional students in higher education
Hurdles and obstacles are created from the outset and then vice - chancellors wonder why their student population is not diverse , says Dilshad Sheikh
Belonging : why it is the next step on the equity , diversity and inclusion ladder
Belonging feels good , improves student retention rates and supports other EDI efforts . Joanna West offers six ways campuses can foster this intangible essential
Social justice in , through and beyond higher education
Higher education institutions can work individually and together to advance social justice well beyond their campus walls , as Pardis Mahdavi explains
Rekindling passion for equality , diversity and inclusion work
Equality , diversity and inclusion work is too often dogged by scepticism and dismissed as a tick - box exercise . So how can institutional leaders rekindle …
Where are the leaders with a disability in higher education ?
While support is available for people with a disability in universities , this is not translating to senior leadership positions – to the detriment of individuals and the sector as …
Gatekeepers or greeters ? We must demystify university for first - gen students
Stone Meredith gives advice on using positive introductory phrases and how this can help first - generation students navigate university
How to create a sense of belonging for black students in a majority white academy
Taking active , practical and nuanced approaches to ensuring the belonging of black students in majority white universities , at a micro and macro level , is everyone …
Breaking the oldest rules in the book : making promotion and tenure more equitable
Pardis Mahdavi and Scott Brooks explain how a rethink of the processes that govern promotion and tenure to put diversity work at its heart could result in a more …
Fellow vice - chancellors , we must lead the charge on equality
It ’ s incumbent on us all to ensure our universities offer inclusive and diverse settings in which anyone , regardless of their background , can flourish , says Craig Mahoney
Leaders : how to build community and trust during a crisis
Charles Egbu , vice - chancellor of Leeds Trinity University , reflects on five key lessons he learned while taking the helm during the pandemic
Bringing international and intercultural dimensions into your programmes
Jeanine Gregersen - Hermans and Karen M . Lauridsen address how educators may create an internationalised learning experience for all students by including global …
We must dismantle the invisible career barriers in HE
Despite surface appearances , universities ’ recruitment and selection practices still present hidden obstacles to under - represented groups
May the force be with you : driving diversity in online teaching
Pardis Mahdavi explains how academics can ensure they support and enhance diversity work in their online teaching through her Jedi – justice , equity , diversity and …
