White British students are now a minority at nearly one in five British universities, sparking debate over the fairness of race-based scholarships.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: White British students have become a minority at 27 universities in the United Kingdom, according to a Telegraph analysis. This demographic shift has likely been driven in part by the fact that many universities offer scholarships exclusively to students from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, while white and especially white male applicants have fewer opportunities. IMPACT: The exclusion of white students from certain scholarships has led to calls for the abolition of “racially discriminatory” programs. White working-class students, in particular, are now among the most underrepresented in higher education. DETAIL: Prominent universities such as Imperial College London and…Open
England's Oxford and Cambridge universities face criticism for diversity scholarships that largely exclude white working-class students, raising concerns about a two-tier academic society.
England’s Oxford and Cambridge universities face criticism for diversity scholarships that largely exclude white working-class students , raising concerns about a two-tier academic system. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: England ‘s most prestigious universities, Oxford and Cambridge , have been found to offer over a dozen scholarships and bursaries that target students from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, while largely excluding white working-class students. Examples cited by researchers include Cambridge’s Stormzy Scholarship and several Oxford funding programs reserved for specific ethnic groups, while white working-class women appear to be eligible for only two Oxbridge diversity schemes and white…Open
Local councils across Britain are offering employment schemes exclusively to ethnic minorities, sparking criticism of "two-tier" policies.
Local councils across Britain are offering employment schemes exclusively to ethnic minorities, sparking criticism of “two-tier” policies. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: White British jobseekers are being excluded from taxpayer-funded employment schemes, which are available only to ethnic minorities. DETAIL: In Sheffield, a $462,000 employment support project aimed at helping economically inactive ethnic minorities into work is funded in part through the Department for Work and Pensions’ Economic Inactivity Trailblazer program and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, while similar initiatives in Greater Manchester provide “culturally appropriate” employability support, including CV workshops and mentoring, for BAME (Black, Asian, and…Open