\nhttps://www.eastlondonsu.com/e nts/event/2093/
\nWe&rsquo\;re hosting a conference for students wh ich will focus on the ethnicity awarding gap. We&rsquo\;d love for all st udents to join the discussion.
\n\nNo matter your ethnicity\, cours e or level of study\, it&rsquo\;s vital that we come together to raise aw areness of this injustice and consider how best to fix this problem.
\ n\nWhat is the ethnicity awarding gap?
\n\nThe ethnicity degree awarding gap means that white university students are mo re likely to be awarded top grades (first or 2:1) in their degrees than B lack\, Asian\, and minority ethnic (BAME) students. The phrase &lsquo\;aw arding gap&rsquo\; is used in place of &lsquo\;attainment gap&rsquo\; to acknowledge the fact that &ldquo\;grade disparities are the result of ins titutional action or inaction\, rather than being caused by Black\, Asian and Minority Ethnic students as individuals&rdquo\; (Universities UK\, 2022).
\n\nPut simply\, if you&rsquo\;re not white\, you&rsquo\;re less likely to receive top gr ades - and it isn&rsquo\;t your fault.
\n\nThe conference
\n\nThe University has already started work on this and has introduced several new iniatives. However\, the problem is complex and d eep-rooted.
\n\nWe&rsquo\;re hosting a students-only conference to draw attention to this problem and to consider ideas about how the Univer sity should work to fix it. The insights\, feedback and suggestions gathe red during the conference will be used in our work to convince University leaders to take more action*.
\n\nThe session will feature a keyno te speech from a higher education policy expert\, and facilitated discuss ions on a range of relevant topics. More details will be released soon.\n\n
Why should you attend?
\n\nThe ethnicity awarding gap is an important issue across universities in the UK\, and in a diverse university like ours\, the need to address it is even more urg ent. Tackling the gap will require culture change across the University ( and sector at large)\, and that begins with students becoming aware of\, and angry about\, the situation.
\n\nYou don'\;t need to be an e xpert to attend\, as this session will be informative and beginner-friend ly. All we want is to bring together passionate students who care about j ustice and equity for all. Join us to learn more\, share your opinions\, and help us with our ongoing work to close the ethnicity awarding gap.&nb sp\;
\n\nThe conference is free to attend\, but you must register i n advance.
\n\n*This will be a student-only '\;safe space'\; in which you are invited to share as much of your personal experience as you like. While we'\;ll be documenting the findings of our discussions \, all outputs will be anonymised.
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