Black educators' forum
Through our lens: Reflecting on the Black academic journey at Cambridge
The Black Advisory Hub welcomes current Black teaching, research or professional staff at Cambridge, as well as Black students interested in developing their career in higher education. This event seeks to illuminate the systemic barriers faced by Black academics, as well as celebrate their resistance, scholarship and trailblazing within the academy.
- Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- Time: 10:30-13:00, followed by lunch
- Venue: Elena Hall, Jesus College
The forum is intended to be an engaging, informal and interactive event that centres the experiences, contributions and challenges faced by Black scholars at various stages of their academic pathway at the University of Cambridge. The speakers will be scholars from various academic disciplines who also hold a variety of roles in their departments, colleges, committees or research teams.
We hope that the forum will be a space to amplify the personal and professional journeys of Black academics at Cambridge, so that they may learn from each other and inspire younger academics in their development as scholars, academics and educators.
Registration is free, and current Black staff and students at Cambridge will be prioritised. Other interested participants are welcome to express interest in participating and will be welcome if space allows.
Registrations are now open here.
Guest speakers include: Dr Tanesha Allen (EDI Consultant for Cambridge's Race Equality Charter), Maya McFarlane (PhD Candidate Department of Sociology) and Mary Simuyandi (Student Wellbeing Lead, Jesus College).
The event coordinators are Tyra Amofah-Akardom (co-chair of the Black Advisory Hub) and Mary Simuyandi (Head of Welfare, Jesus College). If you have any questions, please direct them to: contact@blackadvisory.hub.cam.ac.uk