Book review: Bhopal, K. and Myers, M. (2025) Race, racism and higher education: ethnic minority students’ transitions to and from university. London: Routledge.

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https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi38.1816

Keywords:

racialised inequality, student voice, intersectionality, Bourdieu, critical race theory

Author Biography

Iwi Ugiagbe-Green, Manchester Metropolitan University

Iwi Ugiagbe-Green is an academic activist whose work is anchored by social justice. Her work focuses on intersectionality and associated equity issues within the context of student education, experience, transition, and progression to the graduate labour market and postgraduate study. Her practice is anchored by the South African philosophy, Ubuntu, 'I am because we are'.

References

Boliver, V. (2016) ‘Exploring ethnic inequalities in admission to Russell Group universities’, Sociology, 50(2), pp.247–266. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038515575859

thepostarchive (2019) Toni Morrison – intro & interview. 22 May. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoTELoC8Q0M (Accessed: 6 November 2025).

Yosso, T.J. (2005) ‘Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth’, Race Ethnicity and Education, 8(1), pp.69–91. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1361332052000341006

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11-12-2025

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Ugiagbe-Green, I. (2025). Book review: Bhopal, K. and Myers, M. (2025) Race, racism and higher education: ethnic minority students’ transitions to and from university. London: Routledge. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (38). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi38.1816

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No. 38 (2025)

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