Diversity

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

Reports calls for England-wide target to improve higher education participation of free-school-meal pupils, with dedicated support for cold spots

After extensive investigation, Ivy League institution agrees that standardised exams such as SAT and ACT help equity more than hurt it

We must research the impact of predicted grades on students’ well-being and learning behaviour at a critical stage in their education, says Luke Ellmers

Sherri Ann Charleston described as having repeated instances of multiple sentences matching others’ writings, mirroring complaints that took down university’s first black president

Biden administration examining if favouring alumni families is a civil rights violation

Commissioner for fair access warns that rate of progress may be slowing as he sets range of recommendations for government

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the Claudine Gay case, proper referencing should be insisted on to encourage critical, original thinking, says Ian Pace

Study explores under-researched aspect of ‘hidden curriculum’ that might affect racial inequalities at universities

Universities in conservative region decline to add DEI component to their conditions of accreditation

‘If the government wants data, here’s the data,’ says dean, as study finds Māori and Pasifika remain under-represented in medical enrolments

Monica Bertagnolli, former Harvard surgeon, sees critical moment to improve both equity and accuracy in multibillion-dollar study investments

The test aims to flag potential that school-leaving exams miss. But not all applicants to the hugely oversubscribed courses are cheering, says Brian Bloch

Top-ranked institutions’ contribution to equity should go further than ‘picking the top 10 students from every school’, experts say

Country must address socio-economic and regional inequalities, UN committee advises

Leftist faculty and high overseas enrolments also targeted in congressional hearing

After historically black institutions spend years seeking funding worthy of R1 status, main higher education grouping agrees to loosen the terms of inclusion

Centre for Antiracist Research doesn’t have obvious funding flaws, but celebrity activist still leaves university questioning its Floyd-era hiring coup

Many researchers need more help to negotiate a wide array of ethical issues, from identity to genetic engineering, says Aymen Idris

Complete careers rethink needed to allow ‘upshifts and downshifts’ during the course of a working life, female leaders tell conference

Nation’s campuses see overall undergraduate enrolment gain for first time since Covid, only to lose new four-year entrants

Academics welcome the move, but some are concerned over displacement of island’s students from its top institutions

Effort mirrors similar efforts in Canada and New Zealand, and attracts corresponding doubts about whether the pursuit promises meaningful value to research

With opposition senators seeking retention of unpopular ‘fail rule’, bill’s passage appears far from assured

Morgan State upgrades security after shooting but proposal to extend barrier proves controversial

Test run on more than 300,000 US student applications suggests technology can identify specific personal qualities with little bias

UC Davis’ chancellor, Gary May, has plenty of background in attracting minority students, but finds California’s decades-old ban on race-based admissions a formidable foe

Admission and retention of under-represented students must not rest on the goodwill of a few ‘teachers and role models’, Sydney summit hears

New Zealand’s leading university confronts ‘enduring and complex questions’ in diversity drive, THE summit hears

After Supreme Court ruling on race-based admissions, top 10 per cent plans find new interest but doubts persist about underlying motives

We support the idea but it needs funding, New Zealand universities say

After its celebrated 2020 response to George Floyd killing, university now accused of political performance

Universities and colleges should not cut their own financial support if a student receives an external scholarship, says Wyatt Deihl

‘Engine of social mobility’ outlines recipe for success: timely, personalised support delivered at scale

Watchdog expresses concern as employers increasingly look for higher degrees

While inclusivity efforts have focused on boosting admissions from under-represented groups, targets could also be achieved by adjusting overall enrolments downwards

Analysis by dataHE shows entry rates fell among all students, but was steepest for the most under-represented

After decades of questioning grade inflation and race-based policies, one of Harvard’s biggest critics of affirmative action departs in wake of Supreme Court decision

‘Glass ceiling’ still prevents low-income students from reaching top institutions, says researcher

Leading US public system eyes legal loophole to help children of illegal arrivals but offers no guarantees scheme will come to fruition

As part of Biden-endorsed response to Supreme Court ban on race-based preferences, Ivy League elite requires applicants to describe life experiences