The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute (GRAAHI) and seven West Michigan colleges are partnering to increase diversity in the health care workforce by reducing barriers to minority students seeking educational opportunities. More...
In the past year we have strived to bring the autochthonous national minorities of Europe together, so that jointly we could convince the majority communities that minority protection needs to be put on the agenda of the EU. The Minority SafePack European Citizen's Initiative has brought together the minorities, nationlities and language groups of Europe. Now, as a next step, the FUEN will offer a minority majority pact to Europe. More...I am proud of the results we have achieved with the Minority SafePack Initiative: the statements of support from the 1 320 000 European Citizens mean that this minority protection initiative enjoys the widest public support on the continent – stated Loránt Vincze in Brussels, in the European Parliament. More...On Tuesday, 29 May of 2018 a FUEN delegation met State Secretary Stephan Mayer, responsible for minority issues in the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the German Federal Government. During the discussions, FUEN presented its main projects with an accent on the Minority SafePack Initiative, while the working groups and future projects of the organisation, the House of Minorities and the importance of the national minorities living in Germany were also discussed. More...On Thursday, the 3rd of May the statements of support collected in Latvia for the Minority SafePack Initiative were handed over to the National Election Authority in Riga. With 8252 signatures collected by the Russian community, Latvia is one of the 11 states in which the threshold has been reached. More...
Radical change is needed in higher education to support Black and Minority Ethnic students. There is ample evidence to suggest that Black and Minority Ethnic students remain disadvantaged in higher education: they are less likely to attend elite and Russell Group universities, less likely to gain a 2:1 or First class degree and are more likely to drop out of university than their peers. More...
Education as a vehicle to middle-class success is baked into the American Dream, and since the postwar period, higher education has been the preferred on-ramp to a more secure life. Yet that ramp is breaking down even as universities and colleges embrace a new era of diversity. We are at a precipice. More...
Cambridge University’s minority ethnic students can now request to see a BME counsellor. This should happen elsewhere. More...
Inequities that negatively impact students of color in the K-12 education system continue into postsecondary education and are detrimental to student success, according to a new analysis. More...
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