Equity in higher education
10 ways universities can tackle gender inequality
Ellie Bothwell outlines recommendations from THE’s recent report on how universities around the world are performing on gender equality
Moving beyond statements of commitment to taking action on race equality
Tips for universities to examine their practices to ensure racial equity is embedded across institutional structures, by Shames Maskeen and Malcolm Todd
Institutionalising gender equality work within a university
Strategies to ensure that gains in gender equality work at universities are not lost when the individual staff members driving them move on
Embedding gender equality: building momentum for change
Eileen Drew explains how positive leadership, data-informed actions and priorities, mass engagement and collaboration all feed into a successful gender equality…
Supporting equity among students in group work
Natasha Holmes and Kira Treibergs share strategies for preventing implicit biases affecting student group dynamics, and facilitating productive and equitable…
Has government investment in higher education equity been worth it?
Evaluating the success of sector-wide initiatives is fraught, but there are some universal truths that should be considered, say Steven Howard and colleagues
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…
IPEDS and the trouble with student metrics in the US
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System surveys hold great weight in the higher education system, but they are not inclusive enough and thus no longer …
Creating equitable research partnerships across continents
Shabbar Jaffar provides tips for successful international collaborations built on trust, appropriate recognition and inclusiveness in decision-making
Co-creation and empowerment: pathways to better student engagement
Effective approaches universities can take to promote equity and improve student learning outcomes and employability, shared by a team from the University of…
Do we need equity or equality to make things ‘fair’? Actually, we need both
Fair, to some people, means everyone getting the same thing. But that’s only fair if everyone begins at the same place and needs the same things to succeed, says Todd…
Advice for early career researchers on handling workplace inequality, prejudice and exclusion
Sarah Jasim and Shaakir Salam offer early career researchers advice on how to navigate issues of inequality, prejudice and exclusion in the workplace and handle…
Equitable teaching that creates pathways to success for all students
Andrew Estrada Phuong and co-authors present a framework for an adaptive equity-oriented pedagogy that helps diverse students achieve better results
Bridging the digital divide: online courses with equity at their core
Otito Iwuchukwu talks about how to take an equity-first approach to delivering online courses to ensure all students can access the resources they need and have their voices…
