[CODATA-international] Update on Open Letter requesting EDI scholarships at all UK universities

[Falk Huettmann]

 Dear Suchith,

thanks indeed for those details; I am in good support of your email content.

It matches the EID (Equity Diversity Inclusion)  work that is done globally
now,
and on most U.S. campuses etc.

But I would appreciate if you can see and use UK just as one example among
many
and then always apply it wider, more global,
if that is the aim (as per CODATA mandate let's say, and the sciences).

Arguably, it's not only the UK that can fail its people and the research,
e.g. see here for one case of many:
https://ucsdguardian.org/2021/05/09/musings-from-the-museum-the-indian-government-has-failed-its-people/

I actually can show you many examples and my own experiences from Germany,
and Canada,
certainly the U.S. and the EU, and of course cast systems, and now U.N. the
most (see work for instance by J. Ziegler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ziegler).
Simply looking at FIFA and IOC (=the sports) reflects us no other.

One should add here in that list royal governance schemes, as well as some
professional societies.

My point is that what you outline and put effort in is also to be tackled
wider and via the overall existing framework the most,
thus global data and free and open international information, books and
webportals for an improvement.
We use NOLO (No or Low Cost) classes for university teaching for insance;
U.S. has related federal laws on textbook cost exposure in syllabi.

Thanks again, more later
   Falk Huettmann

PS I probably take issue with your term 'from humble upbringing': what is
it and what is the threshold,
considering most people in the world earn <$4 a day and lower casts/no
casts do exist ?
The World Bank for instance has no agreeable terms for such income brackets
or for poverty, and revises them frequently.
A humble upbringing could indeed still be rather privileged and
self-serving.


On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 5:03 AM Suchith Anand <
Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> Dear colleagues
>
>
> I would like to thank Russell Group https://russellgroup.ac.uk  for
> responding to my Open Letter requesting  scholarships at Russell Group
> universities. I thank Russell Group for assurance on their commitment for
> increasing opportunity for all students. I greatly appreciate the
> supportive response from Russell Group to my Open Letter.  I thank all
> Russell Group universities for their many initiatives to help students from
> all backgrounds.
>
>
> It is good to hear that progress is being made to increase in the number
> of disadvantaged students at Russell Group universities over the last 5
> years. I am happy to also note that each Russell Group university will
> offer a range of support to prospective and current students and this
> support will consider their local context and specific needs of their
> students.  This is excellent to know.
>
>
> I am informed that whilst Russell Group don’t hold a comprehensive list of
> full scholarships offered, these can be found on their members webpages. So
> I will appreciate if you are working in a Russell Group University, please
> share the list of full scholarships offered by your university.
>
>
> I came from a humble background. I was able to pursue my higher education
> because of scholarships that I had received from universities and also
> because of kindness and support that I received from many people during my
> studies.
>
>
> I have been volunteering my efforts for over a decade for providing higher
> education opportunities for more first-generation students and for students
> from economically poor families.
>
>
> More details at
> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/please-share-ideas-providing-higher-education-more-first-anand/
>
>
> Even though my initial Open Letter for Scholarships was to Russell Group
> universities, I think all UK Universities should consider providing more
> full scholarships.
>
>
>
> Information from  Child Poverty Action Group  highlights that there were
> 3.9 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2020-21. Details at
> https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/child-poverty-facts-and-figures
>
>
>
> Child poverty, education and the postcode lottery
>
>
> https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2020/08/19/child-poverty-education-and-the-postcode-lottery/
>
>
> Are there any statistics of full scholarships provided by all UK
> Universities to disadvantaged students in the last 5 years?
>
>
>
> There is urgent need for all UK Universities to expand full scholarship
> programs for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) students, students
> from economically poor families and first-generation students.
>
>
>
> I request all  vice-chancellors and senior management in all UK
> Universities to please consider my humble request for providing new 100
> full scholarships per year at each UK university for BAME students,
> students from economically poor families and first-generation students.
>
>
> If you are working at a UK university, please share my open letter with
> your university management. Thanks.
>
>
> Details at
> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-requesting-scholarships-all-russell-group-suchith-anand
>
>
>
>
> I am very grateful for the kind messages of support that I received
> from many colleagues in universities across UK for this open letter. I am
> hopeful that there will be more new full scholarship programs that all
> Universities in the UK will start.  As most UK universities have EDI
> policies, these EDI scholarships will help strengthen EDI policies of the
> universities. Nice policies are not enough. Actions on providing full
> scholarships are needed.
>
>
>
> "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” is a Sanskrit phrase which means "The World Is One
> Family". I am very grateful to all amazing colleagues from around the world
> working for making education opportunities for all.
>
>
>
> Thank you again to Russell Group to thier firm support and commitment for
> increasing opportunity for all students.
>
>
> I look forward to keep working with all UK universities for increasing
> education opportunity for all students.
>
>
>
> Best wishes
>
>
>
> Suchith
>
>
>
>
> Dr Suchith Anand
>
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