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Vice-chancellor of UEA claims British universities are ‘institutionally racist’ and must offer more support for students
General view of UEA Broad in Norwich by the University of East Anglia
UNIVERSITIES in Britain are institutionally racist and must offer more support to students of colour who do not feel that their complaints are properly addressed, a vice-chancellor has claimed.
“There’s mixed experiences, but many aren’t good,” Professor David Richardson of the University of East Anglia told BBC3 documentary Is Uni Racist?
“There is a lot of evidence that points towards universities perpetuating systemic racism, being institutionally racist, and I have acknowledged that on behalf of the sector.”
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