Partnering for Inclusion: A Case Study of Working Across Departments and Institutions to Effect Change in the U.K
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM UK Time
Speaker(s): Liz Reilly, Director of Philanthropy & Donor Relations, University of Edinburgh, Steve O'Connor, Advancement and Civic Engagement Consultant, Stephen O'Connor Consulting, Honorary Fellow, Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies, Laura Cattell, Head of Widening Participation and Deputy Director of Student Recruitment,, University of Edinburgh, Richard Oreffo, Founder, The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation, Alison Shaw, Prof. of Practice for Inclusive Learning, Newcastle University, Ganre Akpubi, Cowrie Scholar, University of Edinburgh
Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, Professor Richard Oreffo founded The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation to support talented Black British undergraduate students and he invited VCs from across the U.K. to make a tangible commitment to anti-racism by becoming partner institutions of the new foundation. Over the next three years, more than 25 universities signed up. Come hear from a panel including fundraisers, widening participation experts, and the foundation about how we worked together across departments and institutions to share ideas and resources and about how we are working to continue to deliver collective impact into the future.