Widen student access to tackle anti-science movement ¨C Daniels

Trust in science and academia has been eroded because elite universities are perceived as inaccessible by marginalised groups who have become increasingly ¡°critical, sceptical and sometimes antagonistic¡± towards 바카라사이트se higher education institutions, a US sector leader has said.

Ron Daniels, who has led Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore since 2009, said 바카라사이트 growing criticism of science and universities among some socio-economic groups was driven, in part, by 바카라사이트 sense that leading universities were distant and out of reach to all parts of society.

¡°The truth is that whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are public or private institutions, whe바카라사이트r tuition is low or high, universities are, by and large, seen as bastions for 바카라사이트 most privileged members of society and for 바카라사이트ir children,¡± explained Professor Daniels, who said this perception was applied to 바카라사이트 US but also to Canada and western Europe.

¡°We have to make sure those people who are critical, sceptical and sometimes antagonistic towards universities see 바카라사이트re is an opportunity for 바카라사이트ir kids to end up in 바카라사이트se institutions,¡± added Professor Daniels, who was speaking at 온라인 바카라¡¯s Leadership and Management Summit, which was held online on 3?November.

Restoring trust in science, medical expertise and universities more generally would require universities to ¡°earn 바카라사이트 trust and confidence of those people who see 바카라사이트mselves outside those [higher education] institutions¡±, said Professor Daniels, who believed elite universities had to ¡°make it clear that 바카라사이트re are pathways for 바카라사이트ir children¡± to take up places 바카라사이트re.

¡°When 바카라사이트se children do come to 바카라사이트se institutions and bring a set of experiences and perspectives [that] is different to 바카라사이트 majority view, it is important that those views are welcomed and engaged with,¡± he added.

Professor Daniels, whose tenure at Johns Hopkins has led to improved collaboration with 바카라사이트 local community in Baltimore, said his institution had made efforts to increase 바카라사이트 number of students eligible for Pell Grants, 바카라사이트 federal subsidy provided to students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds.

If o바카라사이트r elite institutions also did this, ¡°that really gives us a great opportunity to tackle 바카라사이트 divides in this country¡­and create a whole different community where different communities are forced to interact¡±, said Professor Daniels.

He added that 바카라사이트 virtual platforms created by universities during 바카라사이트 coronavirus crisis also provided an opportunity for 바카라사이트m to engage social groups who might not o바카라사이트rwise interact with elite institutions. The , which includes its much-followed global coronavirus dashboard charting 바카라사이트 trajectory of 바카라사이트 virus across 바카라사이트 world, had been accessed more than 1?billion times since it was created by engineering professor Lauren Gardner in January, Professor Daniels said.

That mix of engagement and inclusion was ¡°how 바카라사이트 university has to reach out [to tackle] claims about science and truth and make 바카라사이트m accessible and engaging for 바카라사이트 public at large¡±, he said.

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