Race

British professional basketball player turned US professor James Gerard Noel says criticisms of ‘safe spaces’ overlook the emotional vulnerability of black students caused by racism and gun violence

‘Silence is political,’ indigenous leader warns sector, as institutions ponder whether to back yes vote in looming poll

Creator of AP courses shows anger over Florida governor’s suggestion that its new addition, covering African American studies, lacks educational value

College Board promises essential new student exposure to black history, while battling accusations it allowed key politically motivated omissions

Prodded by DeSantis, heads of all 28 campuses promise to hinder attempts to explain racial inequities to students

Hesa data also reveal proportion of black professors remains at ‘appallingly low’ levels

Incident is ‘shameful and disappointing’ and ‘undermines’ inclusivity on campus, says academic

University leader compiles data to ‘point the finger’ at institutions still lagging behind equality commitments

But analysis says faculty could become representative of the wider population within three decades if universities make meaningful shifts in hiring

Universities’ policies of ‘inclusion’ have proven superficial and ineffective, say scholars

At an institution already known for inclusivity, Valerie Sheares Ashby plans to apply those values to her ambitions to grow UMBC’s infrastructure and research activity

University promises more memorials, community engagement and Afro-Caribbean institutional partnership after study into slavery links, setting aside just £1.5 million for legacy fund

Senior lecturer in Islam receives note telling him to ‘go back to where he belongs’ in latest of several menacing incidents

Cardona cites cultural deficit in lamenting that billions in equity-oriented aid is failing to make a significant difference

Change comes after consultants find leading biomedical research funder is ‘still an institutionally racist organisation’

‘The current court has clearly shown its willingness to directly overturn past precedents in order to achieve conservative policy goals, and I don’t see why this case would be different,’ says sociologist

Having a name that takes longer to pronounce also associated with employment at a lower-ranked institution

English institutions told to ‘reflect carefully’ on whether initiatives such as Race Equality Charter are in conflict with duty to uphold free speech

The president of Dillard University says that historically black colleges and universities do a better job than the Ivy League

The vice-chancellor of McGill University reflects on her nine years leading one of Canada’s top universities as she prepares to step down

Olivette Otele criticises employer’s reliance on her research, saying overwork and back-stabbing led her to burnout

Minority public medical school enrolment seen down by more than third in five years in US states that banned racial considerations in admissions