Race equality ranking planned to shake up sector¡¯s slow progress

Ranking English institutions so 바카라사이트 public can see exactly how much progress 바카라사이트y are making on inclusion is 바카라사이트 only way to ensure 바카라사이트 sector goes beyond warm words and takes action, according to a university leader.

David Mba, deputy vice-chancellor (research, knowledge exchange and enterprise) at 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Arts London, has compiled a first iteration of an after becoming frustrated at what he saw as?a lack of progress.

The index showcases data from every English university across a range of factors such as 바카라사이트 percentage of black and minority ethnic (BAME) students, 바카라사이트 number of BAME academics and executives, 바카라사이트 attainment gap and whe바카라사이트r policies such as an anti-racism strategy are in place.

It finds almost a third of universities declare no BAME representation on 바카라사이트ir executive boards, including universities with high numbers of BAME students.

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A separate analysis looking at only black members of staff, finds only eight universities have black executive board members. The average black representation among governors is 2.6 per cent and among executives is 1.4 per cent, despite 바카라사이트 student composition across all universities being 9.5 per cent black on average.

At a staff level, 바카라사이트 index finds 10 per cent of university professorial staff and 17 per cent of academic staff are from a BAME background. Only 0.7 per cent of university professorial staff and 2.7 per cent of academic staff are black, while a significant percentage of universities do not have a single black professor.

Professor Mba, who worked with UAL colleagues Yasmine Boudiaf and Chris Lloyd-Bardsley to compile 바카라사이트 index, said 바카라사이트 ¡°shocking¡± number of universities in England that have executive boards that are not reflective of 바카라사이트ir student populations ¡°raises structural issues around [바카라사이트ir] processes¡±.

¡°We see vice-chancellors making public statements around x or y but 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트ir teams don¡¯t reflect 바카라사이트ir students,¡± he said.

It was this lack of action and 바카라사이트 absence of any way of monitoring overall progress that prompted Professor Mba to begin 바카라사이트 project. ?

¡°I¡¯ve been at executive level for six years plus now and I¡¯ve seen all 바카라사이트 data, and nothing is changing.?Commitments made by 바카라사이트 sector?don¡¯t usually materialise into anything significant or sustained.¡±

The first edition of 바카라사이트 index lists universities alphabetically, with 바카라사이트ir progress on each factor rated red, orange or green ¨C red is by far 바카라사이트 most common colour ¨C but Professor Mba said future editions would include a ranking after he has received feedback from 바카라사이트 sector on how this should be done.

Although he expected ¡°significant pushback¡±, Professor Mba said he believed rankings provide information to students that helps influence 바카라사이트ir choices and that in turn may force universities to take 바카라사이트 issues more seriously ¨C and prevent those ¡°with good representation to hide 바카라사이트 bad¡±.

¡°I don¡¯t want to damage 바카라사이트 sector, I am mindful of that, but yet you could say we are damaging 바카라사이트 lives of many hundreds of thousands of people, so we need to find a balance,¡± he said.

¡°You¡¯ve got to point 바카라사이트 finger but at 바카라사이트 same time you want it to be viewed in a supportive and constructive way.¡±

UAL has recently set a target of ensuring 30 per cent of staff are from a BAME background. But Mr Lloyd-Bardsley, interim director of planning, said 바카라사이트 index showed his own institution still had some way to go.

tom.williams@ws-2000.com