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Response to the Universities Minister on the Race Equality Charter

27 Jun 2022 | Advance HE Advance HE responds to a letter to the sector from the Rt. Hon. Michelle Donelan MP Minister of State for Further and Higher Education about Freedom of Speech and the Race Equality Charter.

Freedom of Speech and academic freedom are core principles of higher education. These must be protected. Autonomous institutions must be able to make their own decisions about tackling racism and fostering inclusivity and this includes whether they wish to engage with the Race Equality Charity (REC).

The REC is about supporting inclusion and belonging and the success of Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and students, enhancing their voice and input, and therefore the freedom of speech of an institution overall, so they are complementary aims. There are many ways to address racism and we recognise some of these are contested. The REC is a voluntary framework which supports participants in developing approaches to EDI to meet their own context.

 

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