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Equal Opportunities

Classism / Educational (in)justice

... is differential treatment based on social class or perceived social class. Classism is the systematic oppression of subordinated class groups to advantage and strengthen the dominant class groups. It’s the systematic assignment of characteristics of worth and ability based on social class.
(classism.org, https://classism.org/about-class/what-is-classism/, 8.5.20)

he following links give an overview of the topic classism.

The Impacts of Social Class, Crash Course

Experiences of classism at the UoC

The #unboxingdiscrimination campaign collected and shared experiences and observations of classism at the UoC.

"After I asked in a lecture about the meaning of a technical term, a fellow student said that I had no place at the university and was just taking away someone's place."