We recognise that real harm and hurt can be caused due to unintentional ignorance. Therefore, whether you are an educator, a student, leader or an individual working within the higher education sector or elsewhere – investing in your own self-education, learning how to converse and exchange thoughts on anti-racism, inclusion and equity is critical. Learning to put in the effort to intentionally learn about and consider the lived experiences of those who are different to you, is the first step towards avoiding unintentional harm and will help you on your anti-racism journey. Ibram X. Kendi’s work is a great starting point to learn more about anti-racism. Sanger C. S. Inclusive pedagogy and universal design approaches for diverse learning environments. In: Diversity and Inclusion in Global Higher Education: Lessons from Across Asia (eds Sanger C. S., Gleason N. W.) (Springer, Singapore, 2020).

across the entire civil service, is something called success profiles. They do away with competency frameworks and Chaudhary, V. B. & Berhe, A. A. Ten simple rules for building an antiracist lab. PLoS Comput. Biol. 16, e1008210 (2020).New information has to pass through the gauntlet of your prevailing worldview. According to the Frameworks Institute , facts alone do not often change people’s views. It’s necessary to “ change the frame so that people can hear the issue in a new way . Facts then provide important support to the new frame, when the facts are linked to broader values and meaning...” It’s so easy to hear something new, to even be convinced of its veracity and how it should impact our daily lives, and yet three days later return to the same mindset we held before. It is not enough to merely hear or read about race; it is important to make an effort to apply these changes to your mindset and actions .

You can find a number of learning resources in our curated anti-racism resources hub and grow your knowledge on the reality of racism in higher education as well as learn about it’s detrimental impact.Find guidance on white allyship, understand privilege and fragility, consider an alternative perspective while learning how to be an inclusive leader. 3. Support yourself. Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy published in October 2017. Why? Because it focuses on three themes: representation, Yes, it has been replicated in DEFRA where it is led by Elliott Rae, and more recently the Department of Education launched earlier this year and now being led by Kelsey Williams. I also know that a couple of other Departments are exploring options. How to argue with a racist: history, science, race and reality - Adam Rutherford. A manifesto for 21st-century understanding of human evolution and variation, and a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify bigotry. Williams J. C., Dempsey R., Slaughter A.-M. What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know (NYU Press, 2014).

Paul Kivel, educator, activist, author, Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, 4th edition I was invited to chair the MoJ’s Diverse Leadership Taskforce [DLT], which met monthly. The DLT was tasked with delivering on our published flow targets up to 2025, i.e. agreed targets aimed at achieving a more reflective workforce at SCS level in respect of both BAME and people with a disability.

White-Lewis, D. K. The facade of fit in faculty search processes. J. High. Educ. 91, 833–857 (2020).

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Recent events were not solely based on a single event of racism and injustice; they acted as a tipping point for the long history of systematic oppression and inequality. It is important to recognize and understand the connections between events, ideas, and movements. Yodit Kifle, Corporate Citizenship Specialist at Johnson & Johnson, also brings an interesting perspective: “It's easy to feel disconnected from this history when you feel as though it has no direct tie to your reality. It's interesting that even for me – as an Ethiopian – there was a time when I didn't truly connect with this history of slavery and racism. I've realized that, at the end of the day, a love for humanity means a respect and honor for all pain and a oneness of purpose toward dismantling ignorance and pursuing justice. The moment you are here in the U.S., your reality is connected to a racial construct.” Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race - Reni Eddo-Lodge. A Guardian Long Read, summarising the book of the same name. Podcasts the number of senior leaders as executive sponsors at the top table promoting equality, equity, fairness and inclusion has increased from 32% in 2015 and 33% in 2018 to 44% in 2021 Singleton G. E. Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools. (Corwin, 2014). It’s supposed to be to help us understand some perspectives in the world today ... It’s not endorsed or followed by the Salvation Army here in Wisconsin, and it’s not endorsed and used in this particular unit – it’s not something we use or follow," Maj. David Minks, commanding officer at the Fox Cities Salvation Army, told WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wis.