Universities rely on income from fees to fund the outreach activities essential to make them more diverse
Last week, universities in England were preparing reports on how they have diversified their student populations. These reports will be submitted to the director of fair access at the Office for Students. My university, King’s College London, will report, happily, that our undergraduate intake is now 77% state school, more than 52% ethnic minority and has the fastest growing population of low-income students in the Russell Group.
And what has made all this progress and vital work possible? The very thing that many believe to be the enemy of educational opportunity – tuition fees.
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