EDI is vital to our sector - and we need to keep focusing on it, our panel wholeheartedly agrees. In terms of admissions, @TorontoMet's Isaac Garcia-Sitton says using technology can sometimes carry that inherent bias, so needs to be monitored carefully #PIELIVE23
@SussexUni's Alice McCallum says prepping students for issues that might come up in the sphere is that it's on staff to prepare FOR them - encouraging without bias, not misgendering. "With some workplaces still struggling with unconscious bias it can be difficult" #PIELIVE23
On-program, accommodating students' needs changes - @IIEglobal's Courtney Temple mentions that there need to be specific outlets that have been created and are specifically offered for underrepresented individuals "It gives them a sense of belonging" #PIELIVE23
Underserved students understand what they need out of student experience more than anyone, says @DuolingoENTest's Tamsin Thomas. “We have to be conscious of our expectations of study abroad, and learn from them about what their needs actually are" #PIELIVE23