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"The Bursary is for just four Students. "That’s not very inclusive. | |||
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"The Bursary is for just four Students.
That’s not very inclusive. "_____________________________ Male working-class students at University of Bradford are set to get financial support through a new scholarship backed by a Foundation. The Howard Opportunities Programme, named after businessman Dr Keith Howard OBE, will give £400 towards living costs each month for four white male students from a working-class background who are already living in the Bradford district. The living cost bursary, donated by the Keith Howard Foundation, will support the four scholars from backgrounds that are under-represented in higher education during their time studying at the University of Bradford. The scholarships include a 10 per cent inflationary increase each year and is for full-time home fee paying undergraduates. White working-class males currently represent around 1.7 per cent of the University of Bradford’s student body, against a higher education sector average of 4.6 per cent. The scholarship, which will start in time for the 2024/25 academic year, is in recognition of Dr Howard’s longstanding support for the University of Bradford and the city. Dr Howard, who died in 2021, was a philanthropist and businessman and a graduate of the University of Bradford’s School of Management and began his academic career there. He founded Emerald Publishing in 1967 which now publishes more than 300 active academic journals and 250 books every year. Dr Howard was awarded an OBE in 2011 for services to business, sport and the arts in West Yorkshire. An exciting future The Howard Opportunities Programme extends the University of Bradford’s association with the Foundation. The university already offers the Keith Howard Emerald Scholarship, which runs two full-fee scholarships for black and ethnic minority students who are studying on a full-time MSc programme within the School of Management. The University of Bradford has been named the top UK university for improving students’ life chances for three successive years by the English Social Mobility Index in 2022. Professor Shirley Congdon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford, said: “The Howard Opportunities Programme builds on the university’s existing relationship with the Foundation. “We are grateful to the Keith Howard Foundation for their continued support. ______________________________ | |||
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"Do white working class parents push their sons to study hard and go to university?" I did and they have done very well. T | |||
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"Do white working class parents push their sons to study hard and go to university? I did and they have done very well. T" My very much “working class” parents pushed me and I have done pretty well 
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"The Bursary is for just four Students.
That’s not very inclusive. "Isn’t that the same number that stormzy set up for black kids to go to Cambridge ( or was it Oxford) | |||
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"Do white working class parents push their sons to study hard and go to university? I did and they have done very well. T My very much “working class” parents pushed me and I have done pretty well
Attitude is not determined by class."My personal observations after spending a fair amount of time working at Southampton university is that the international students particularly the Chinese are extremely studious and work extremely hard and the British students regardless of backgrounds tend to go to university for a piss up and get life experience and only realise that they need to study after they have pissed and shagged their way through the first year. | |||
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"Do white working class parents push their sons to study hard and go to university? I did and they have done very well. T My very much “working class” parents pushed me and I have done pretty well
Attitude is not determined by class.
My personal observations after spending a fair amount of time working at Southampton university is that the international students particularly the Chinese are extremely studious and work extremely hard and the British students regardless of backgrounds tend to go to university for a piss up and get life experience and only realise that they need to study after they have pissed and shagged their way through the first year."Pretty much. I was a little better/balanced due to the Uni I was at being an opportunity not to waste. Less drinking (always been a lightweight anyway) but plenty of shagging | |||
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"Do white working class parents push their sons to study hard and go to university? I did and they have done very well. T My very much “working class” parents pushed me and I have done pretty well
Attitude is not determined by class."Depends how working class is defined. Do they actually mean the working class or are they trying to find a less controversial way of describing housing estate kids. Because when i was at school they were almost invariably encouraged into trades, apprenticeships straight from school. Partially to get them immediately earning. So if the purpose of this is to give an alternative choice which also brings some immediate earning then surely its a good thing. However the flip side of that coin is despite those apprentice boys being seen as the less academic, it doesn’t mean they are now the less successful . And university isn’t all its cracked up to be for some. | |||
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"Do white working class parents push their sons to study hard and go to university? I did and they have done very well. T My very much “working class” parents pushed me and I have done pretty well
Attitude is not determined by class.
My personal observations after spending a fair amount of time working at Southampton university is that the international students particularly the Chinese are extremely studious and work extremely hard and the British students regardless of backgrounds tend to go to university for a piss up and get life experience and only realise that they need to study after they have pissed and shagged their way through the first year." | |||
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"Do white working class parents push their sons to study hard and go to university? I did and they have done very well. T My very much “working class” parents pushed me and I have done pretty well
Attitude is not determined by class.
Depends how working class is defined. Do they actually mean the working class or are they trying to find a less controversial way of describing housing estate kids. Because when i was at school they were almost invariably encouraged into trades, apprenticeships straight from school. Partially to get them immediately earning. So if the purpose of this is to give an alternative choice which also brings some immediate earning then surely its a good thing.
However the flip side of that coin is despite those apprentice boys being seen as the less academic, it doesn’t mean they are now the less successful . And university isn’t all its cracked up to be for some. "Totally agree. The idea that everyone should go to university or the only real educational value comes from academics is nonsense. We need to recognise the value of vocational education, of practical skill teaching subjects. We need to harness those who are happy to graft but using their hands more than their brains (big generalisation for sure - the point is people are wired differently and have different learning styles). There has always been snobbery attached to university. The change of status of polytechnics to unis exacerbated it. Then to cater for a market they could exploit, unis started offering too many mickey mouse courses and diluted any actual prestige of going to uni. Too many HR depts use having a degree as a filter when shortlisting CVs. There is a weird notion that attending university automatically conveys an aura of intelligence on you. Which is kind of laughable considering Johnson studied classics  | |||
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"Do white working class parents push their sons to study hard and go to university?" Mine was split. Mum wanted me to go to university, Dad wanted me to work. Dad won as he was the main earner. | |||
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"But I fear that it'll never happen as the wokists will cry foul and the University will have to withdraw it from media and activist's pressure." You can just imagine the response from the extreme militant ,far left student unions . | |||
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"Am I the only person concerned about this? It shouldn't matter what your ethnicity, religion, sex or anything else. Isn't that what "fair" is all about?" Unless I missed it, then this is your first post on this topic. So what is it that makes you so concerned? | |||
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very smart and fair analysis another reason these numbers could be bit higher, because most asian kids are expected to go to uni as a bare minimum..(excluding the nut cases) | |||
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"The University of Bradford has announced a scholarship scheme to help it attract white working-class males. The university said its current intake of such students was below average for the sector. According to the article white men from disadvantaged background are the least likely to go to university Thoughts? This definitely goes against what the media has been feeding us the last few decades " Last few decades  . Demographics change over the years. | |||
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"The University of Bradford has announced a scholarship scheme to help it attract white working-class males. The university said its current intake of such students was below average for the sector. According to the article white men from disadvantaged background are the least likely to go to university Thoughts? This definitely goes against what the media has been feeding us the last few decades " It sounds like a non pc joke to me. Well it made me laugh! | |||
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"The University of Bradford has announced a scholarship scheme to help it attract white working-class males. The university said its current intake of such students was below average for the sector. According to the article white men from disadvantaged background are the least likely to go to university Thoughts? This definitely goes against what the media has been feeding us the last few decades " Yes why not give them one if any wish to take it up. Many of us, myself included, left school at age 16, learned a trade and found a great career without University. I retired at age 52, took my Pension at age 55 and live a very comfortable life without the need of university education. | |||
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"The University of Bradford has announced a scholarship scheme to help it attract white working-class males. The university said its current intake of such students was below average for the sector. According to the article white men from disadvantaged background are the least likely to go to university Thoughts? This definitely goes against what the media has been feeding us the last few decades Yes why not give them one if any wish to take it up. Many of us, myself included, left school at age 16, learned a trade and found a great career without University. I retired at age 52, took my Pension at age 55 and live a very comfortable life without the need of university education." most trades now pay better than most high ranking jobs nurse, teachers, police fire ect anyway sub contractors get to pick and choose where you want to work within reason and will only get better as less and less are coming into trades so why would most young males want to go to uni 🤷 | |||
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