Living Black at university

Building on the seminal Living Black at University project, this book exposes the ongoing racial inequalities in higher education. Despite institutional commitments to diversity, Black students and staff continue to face exclusion, discrimination and systemic barriers. Edited by Dr Nick Cartwright, ’Teleola Cartwright and Osaro Otobo, the book brings together voices from students, academics, non-academic staff and activists. It explores how racism shapes campus life, from microaggressions to institutional policies, and examines its impact on mental health, belonging and career progression. Blending personal narratives with critical analysis, Living Black at university challenges universities to move beyond tokenistic inclusion towards genuine anti-racist transformation. Urgent and uncompromising, it calls for higher education to centre Black voices, dismantle systemic racism and create spaces of true equity and justice. -- .