Exploring the Student Experience and Belonging in HE – Black History Month lecture
Professor Kevin Hylton, the first Black Professor of Sports and Exercise Science and Head of the Centre for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Leeds Beckett University, spoke last night at Medway campus (Wednesday 4 October 2017.)
Professor Hylton’s presentation, titled ‘Exploring the Student Experience and Belonging in Higher Education’, is a key part of the University’s Black History Month Events 2017 and kicked off the 2017/18 Student Success Inspirational Speakers Programme here at Kent. His research focuses on the nature and extent of ‘race’, racism and racialisation in sport, leisure and education. His presentation was extremely well received and included an extended Q&A/networking session.
The presentation, in association with our School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent Afro-Caribbean Society and the Student Success (EDI) Project, took place from 17.00 in The Deep End Mezzanine and was introduced by a live spoken word performance by Kwame Osei Owusu (ACS Medway President) and Esere KJ.
Other events taking place at the University during Black History Month include a lecture on the ‘Contribution of Black and Asian Soldiers to the First World War’ on 18 October organised by the Historic Dockyard and an art exhibition, themed ‘Celebrating Black Professors in Kent’s Universities’, at the Historic Dockyard Chatham from 1-31 October.
The headline event will see BAFTA and MOBO award-winning UK Hip Hop Artist, Poet, Historian, Academic, activist and founder of the Hip-hop Shakespeare Company, Akala visiting the university. Akala will deliver a lecture at the Canterbury campus on Monday 9 October entitled Critiquing epistemology: A history of Black Britain.
On Wednesday 18th October, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of STEMettes and Mathematician, Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, will deliver a keynote at the Canterbury campus, Keynes Lecture Theatre 1 at 4pm. The event is free and open to all students at the University of Kent.