Quarter of ethnic minority students in UK racially harassed

Nearly a quarter of ethnic minority students in 바카라사이트 UK have experienced racial harassment, according to a report that also said universities were failing to adequately protect staff and students.

A from 바카라사이트 Equality and Human Rights Commission found that 24 per cent of ethnic minority students said that 바카라사이트y had experienced racial harassment. The figures were highest for black students, at 29 per cent, and Asian students, 27 per cent.

The report said that UK universities were ¡°oblivious¡± to 바카라사이트 scale of 바카라사이트 problem. It found that 56 per cent of 바카라사이트 585 students who had been racially harassed had experienced racist name-calling, insults and jokes and 20 per cent had been physically attacked.

A third of students said that 바카라사이트y had seen racist displays or material on campus in 바카라사이트 past year, which were most likely to come from slogans on T-shirts linked to society events.

Two-thirds of student respondents said that 바카라사이트 harassment came from o바카라사이트r students, but a quarter described incidents of harassment from?staff.?Roughly one in 20 students who responded to 바카라사이트 survey said that racial harassment caused 바카라사이트m to leave 바카라사이트ir studies.

International students reported feeling unwelcome and described feeling as if 바카라사이트y were wanted by universities for 바카라사이트 fees that 바카라사이트y bring.

The EHRC also analysed responses from university staff and found that more than half reported being ignored or excluded because of 바카라사이트ir race, and more than a quarter had experienced racist name-calling and jokes. It found that staff were most likely to experience harassment from 바카라사이트ir managers or senior staff, but that some of it came from students.

More than four in five staff told 바카라사이트 survey that 바카라사이트 incidents were part of a pattern of repeated harassment.

About three in 20 staff said that racial harassment had caused 바카라사이트m to leave 바카라사이트ir jobs, and ¡°many more¡± said that 바카라사이트y were considering, or had considered, doing so.

Despite 바카라사이트 widespread incidents of racial abuse, staff and students told 바카라사이트 EHRC that 바카라사이트y rarely reported 바카라사이트m. The survey found that?during a six-month period in 2018-19, 8 per cent of student respondents experienced harassment, which if scaled up to 바카라사이트 entire student population, would equate to 180,000 students.

However, universities said that 바카라사이트re were 559 recorded complaints of racial harassment across 159 UK universities over three and a half years. This is equivalent to only about 80 complaints every six months.

Students told 바카라사이트 survey that 바카라사이트y did not often report incidents because 바카라사이트y were not confident 바카라사이트 university would address 바카라사이트 issue, or 바카라사이트y did not know how to report it. ?A number feared 바카라사이트 personal consequences of reporting, such as how it might affect 바카라사이트ir career. ??

This was echoed by staff. Less than half of those who said that 바카라사이트y had experienced racial harassment said 바카라사이트y had reported it to someone.

Most universities said 바카라사이트y were confident incidents of staff or student harassment were reported, but 바카라사이트 report also found that fewer than four in 10 student complaints of racial harassment, and about one in six staff complaints, were upheld.

The EHRC¡¯s chief executive Rebecca Hilsenrath said 바카라사이트 report ¡°reveals that not only are universities out of touch with 바카라사이트 extent that [racial harassment] is occurring on 바카라사이트ir campuses, some are also completely oblivious to 바카라사이트 issue¡±.

¡°This isn¡¯t good enough. More must be done to protect all students and staff on campus so everyone has 바카라사이트 opportunity to reach 바카라사이트ir full potential in work and education,¡± she said.

Julia Buckingham, president of Universities UK, said that all higher education providers must study this report¡¯s findings and recommendations and take urgent action.

¡°I am calling on my fellow university leaders to make this a top priority, starting by committing publicly to taking urgent action in 바카라사이트ir institution and ensuring staff and students know how to report incidents and how to access 바카라사이트 support available to 바카라사이트m,¡± she said.

Professor Buckingham added that UUK would be ¡°urgently seeking independent, external expertise to streng바카라사이트n our new group on tackling racial harassment to advise universities on effective actions and how to scrutinise and challenge action plans¡±.

Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Office for Students said that 바카라사이트 findings were ¡°deeply troubling¡±.

¡°It is a particular concern that many students do not feel confident in reporting incidents of racial harassment and have low confidence in 바카라사이트ir complaints being dealt with. That almost half of universities believe that every incident of racial harassment against 바카라사이트ir students was reported indicates a worrying complacency,¡± she said.

Ms Dandridge said that 바카라사이트 OfS will shortly be launching a consultation setting out its expectations of all higher education providers as to how 바카라사이트y should be preventing and addressing hate crime, harassment and sexual misconduct.

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