December 2019
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This conference focuses on tackling racial harassment and improving the BAME experience in higher education.
It will be an opportunity to discuss the recently published findings of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s inquiry into racial harassment in higher education, which considered the current state of equality in UK HE, the nature of harassment experienced by students, and how universities manage complaints.
Speakers and chairs
Keynotes: Christina Barnes, Senior Principal, Inquiries and Intelligence, Equality and Human Rights Commission and Christine Child, Adjudication Manager, Office of the Independent Adjudicator.
Further confirmed speakers: Professor Sarah Barrow, University of East Anglia; Georgina Calvert-Lee, McAllister Olivarius; Géraldine Dufour, University of Cambridge; Professor Deborah Johnston, SOAS University of London; Dr Zainab Khan, London Metropolitan University; Esther Offenberg, Union of Jewish Students; Fope Olaleye, NUS; Helen Reade, University of Bedfordshire; Professor Trish Reid, Kingston University London; Myles Smith-Thompson, University of Nottingham; and Homa Wilson, Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors.
The agenda
- Understanding the nature of racial harassment in HE - findings from the Equality and Human Rights Commission inquiry;
- The legal and moral duty of care towards ethnic minority students - free speech and hate speech, behaviour off campus, and social media;
- Reviewing student complaints;
- Reporting harassment and redress - awareness and accessibility of support structures, and institutional disciplinary procedures for dealing with harassment;
- Racial equality in higher education - identifying barriers to equality, improving student experience and closing the attainment gap:
- Towards a representative university leadership - improving the experience of ethnic minority staff and supporting career progression;
- Understanding the support needs of ethnic minority students;
- Priorities for developing an inclusive curriculum; and
- Providing culturally competent support services.
