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August 9, 2022

Racism, exclusion and tokenism: how Māori and Pacific science graduates are still marginalised at university

Tara McAllister, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Leilani Walker, Auckland University of Technology, and Sereana Naepi, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

New research examines why Māori and Pacific representation in university STEM subjects remain so stubbornly low.

The number of Māori and Pasifika students is growing, but they do not see themselves represented among the people who teach them. from www.shutterstock.com

August 29, 2019

Māori and Pasifika scholars remain severely under‑represented in New Zealand universities

Tara McAllister, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and Sereana Naepi, Thompson Rivers University

New research shows that Māori and Pasifika scholars are significantly under-represented in New Zealand’s universities, making up only 5% and 1.7% of the academic workforce, respectively.

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