Student Success

Promoting student equality, diversity and inclusivity


Inspirational Speakers Programme

The inspirational Speaker Programme has been initiated as a proactive strategy in developing a conversation across the university around race and belonging within the context of academic attainment. We're delighted to have hosted some fantastic speakers on the programme and look forward to confirming more in the coming months. Please feel free to email studentsuccessproject@kent.ac.uk to book or enquire about events.

Current events

Wednesday 20 March - The Decolonising the Curriculum Project Conference

Organised by KLS and overseen by Dr Suhraiya Jivraj, the conference takes place on Wednesday 20th March and is open to students and staff from 1:00pm University of Kent Students of colour will be launching their #Decolonise University of Kent Manifesto using data collected through focus group cafes with students discussing their experiences of belonging and inclusion/exclusion in the classroom and on campus.

Wednesday 20 March - Dr Patrice Haynes

Dr Patrice Haynes, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Liverpool Hope University, explores reasons why the whiteness of the curriculum is a problem, with focus on philosophy and the challenges universities face to address this decolonisation Wednesday 20th March from 4:00pm – 5:30pm  in Darwin Lecture Theatre 1

Wednesday 3 April - Imani Robinson "Sorry You Feel Uncomfortable"

Imani Robinson will be will be exploring perceptions of internal and external spaces, identity of space and how individuals react to space. BOOKINGS STRICTLY VIA EVENTBRITE

Monday 13 May - Film Screening of "Good Hair" and Panel Discussion

Co-hosted by the Migration Ethnicity Race and Belonging Cluster (MERB) and the SSPSSR Student Success Project. Dr Sweta Rajan-Rankin (SSPSSR) will share the research findings from her ethnographic project on racial hair in European and Afro-hair salons. This will be followed by a film screening and panel discussion of the documentary “Good Hair” featuring Chris Rock. Booking via Eventbrite Free and open to all
 

© University of Kent

Student Success, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ, T: +44 (01227) 816513

Last Updated: 14/03/2019