The past few years have witnessed a pronounced shift in priorities for many universities as concerns for student wellbeing grow. The Covid-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, in their own ways, have placed questions of accessibility and inclusion firmly on the agenda of management and leadership in higher education.
Attention directed at students’ mental health, sense of belonging and ability to access opportunities is commendable. The challenges faced by students arriving from overseas are in many ways exacerbated, and policies and practices need to be examined in how they may affect that particular segment of the student body.
