As a College, we seek to be inclusive and we are working to address the racial inequalities that exist across the College and the higher education sector. We have a number of initiatives in place, such as Conversations About Race, work on awarding gaps, widening the access to education for Black students and improving their experience when studying with us.
In addition to these, we are introducing a course called Union Black, from Santander, the first course of its kind to be freely available across universities. Created in partnership with the Open University and with contributions from a number of influential Black leaders, the course has been designed for any and all students and staff who wish to find out more, and engage with, the often hidden history of Black people in Britain, and understand more about Black students' experience.
Union Black directly supports all of the initiatives we have in place to address the racial inequalities that exist across the College and the higher education sector. To contextualise the course and reflect on some of the issues it raises, please also take the opportunity to explore our own critical resource 'Debates around Antiracism and Being British' and enjoy 'Exploring Black British Cultures'. These are collections of novels, poetry, plays, films and TV programmes that have all been suggested by students and staff.
Professor Paul Layzell
Principal