1. BUILDING NETWORKS TO ADVANCE RACE EQUALITY
BY DR DEBORAH GABRIEL IN SUPPORT OF
BU BLACK STUDENT’S CAMPAIGN

2. Lessons From Black British Academics
Established in 2013.
Started as a membership network.
Now focused primarily on consultancy and collaborative projects that are transformational.

3. To enhance the voice and visibility of 1Black academics within higher education.
To build intellectual, social and cultural capital within our communities and highlight our contribution to the knowledge economy.
To transform the institutional culture from one that is Eurocentric to one that is culturally democratic.
To contribute to social change through research and educational practice.
To shape policy and practice around race equality initiatives in the higher education sector.
To maintain a supportive and collaborative community and promote mental and physical well-being among colleagues within the network through events and activities
BBA’S MISSION

4. Staff and students of colour have a key role to play in defining issues around race equality and advancing effective solutions.
Our chief concern is in challenging the status quo, rather than assimilating into a flawed system – that was not designed for us.
BBA’S VALUES

5. COMMUNITY

6. RESEARCH MAIN STUDENT CONCERNS Lack of ethnic diversity of staff
Lack of diversity in the curriculum
RESEARCH

7. RESEARCH ‘sense of belonging’ phd network
‘ inside the ivory tower’ Black sister network
‘Inside the Ivory Tower’ ongoing research project – just completed Phase 1- book: to empower women of colour and to inform policy & practice around race/gender equality.
Phase 2 is focused on academic and educational practice: ‘Women of Colour Transforming Academia’.
RESEARCH
‘sense of belonging’ phd network
A qualitative study with Prof Kevin Hylton to examine whether a sense of belonging impacts the experiences and outcomes of Black doctoral researchers (in progress).

8. CONSULTANCY CURRICULUM DIVERSIFICATION UAL (2014-date)
Decolonising & democratizing the curriculum
Training staff in inclusive teaching practice.
CONSULTANCY

9. EVENTS
Our events are usually linked to key areas of our work and form part of our public engagement strategy.

10. PAST EVENTS AT BU

11. SHAPING MEDIA DISCOURSE ON RACE IN HE
OUR WEBSITE
INTERVIEWS WITH THE PRESS
SOCIAL MEDIA

12. RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE A CLEAR MISSION BE CLEAR ON YOUR VALUES
IDENTIFY WHAT THE KEY ISSUES ARE – THROUGH RESEARCH
USE FINDINGS TO INFORM STRATEGY
BUILD A COMMUNITY ON PRINCIPLES OF SOLIDARITY AND COLLECTIVE ACTIVISM
CRITICALLY EXAMINE AND CHALLENGE WHITE PRIVILEGE
COLLABORATE WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANISATIONS ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS
RECOMMENDATIONS

13. BUILDING INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHITE PRIVILEGE TO HELP YOU ARTICULATE THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING BLACK STUDENTS AT BU
DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES (I.E. RESEARCH)
CO-HOSTING EVENTS AT BU
VISIT THE WEBSITE AND JOIN OUR COMMUNITY
HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU?