This book explores tried and tested strategies that support student and faculty engagement and inclusion in the academy. These strategies are anchored by a brief exploration of the history and effect/s of exclusion and deprivilege in higher education. However, while many publications exploring academic inequality focus on the causes and impacts of structural, psychological and cultural exclusion based on racism, sexism, classism and ableism, they rarely engage in interventions to expose and combat such de/privilege. Capturing examples of inclusive practices that are as diverse as student and faculty populations, these strategies can be easily translated and employed by organisations, collectives and individuals to recognise and combat social and academic exclusion within higher education environments. 

This book explores tried and tested strategies that support student and faculty engagement and inclusion in the academy. These strategies are anchored by a brief exploration of the history and effect/s of exclusion and deprivilege in higher education. However, while many publications exploring academic inequality focus on the causes and impacts of structural, psychological and cultural exclusion based on racism, sexism, classism and ableism, they rarely engage in interventions to expose and combat such de/privilege. Capturing examples of inclusive practices that are as diverse as student and faculty populations, these strategies can be easily translated and employed by organisations, collectives and individuals to recognise and combat social and academic exclusion within higher education environments. 

Part I Contextualising Layers of Exclusion in Higher Education.- 1 Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater: Statistics Can Create Impetus to Address Educational Inequity.- Part II Supporting Racial Diversity in the Academy.- 2 Promoting Race Equality and Supporting Ethnic Diversity in the Academy: The UK Experience Over Two Decades.- 3 Reflecting on Representation: Exploring Critical Tensions Within Doctoral Training Programmes in the UK.- 4 Killing the Indigene: Interrogating the Support of First Nations’ Diversity in the Modern University.- 5 Refugees in Neoliberal Universities.- 6 A Critical-Relational Approach to Community Development That Increases Well-Being, Learning Outcomes and Retention of International Students.- Part III Engendering Gender Diversity in Higher Education.- 7 Thriving in the Academy: Culturally Responsive Mentoring for Black Women’s Early Career Success.- 8 Women and Leadership: Strategies of Gender Inclusionin Institutions of Higher Education in India.- 9 Mainstreaming Gender into the Quality Assurance of Higher Education Programs.- 10 Success for LGBT College and University Students.- 11 Trans Inclusive Higher Education: Strategies to Support Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse Students and Staff.- Part IV Re’class’ifying Academia.- 12 The Coffee Club: An Initiative to Support Mature and Non-Traditional Higher Education Students in Wales.- 13 Using a Funds of Knowledge Approach to Engage Diverse Cohorts Through Active and Personally Relevant Learning.- 14 The Impact of Stigma, Placement Instability and Individual Motivation on Successful Transitions in and Through University for Care Experienced Young People.- 15 Murdoch’s Aspirations and Pathways for University (MAP4U) Project: Developing and Supporting Low SES Students’ Aspirations for Higher Education Participation Using School-Based University Outreach Programs.- Part V Disabling the Barrier of Dis/Ability in Higher Education.- 16Inclusive Higher Education for College Students with Intellectual Disability.- 17 Student Suggestions for Improving Learning at University for Those with Learning Challenges/Disability.- 18 A Case Study of the Educational Experience of Adult Students with Dyslexia Across Five TAFE Institutes in Queensland.- Part VI Conclusion.- 19 Inclusion in Practice: Operationalising Principles of Inclusion and Diversity