Rowena Arshad

Professor
Rowena Arshad
CBE, FEIS
Born (1960-04-27) 27 April 1960 (age 64)[1]
Known forScottish race and equality scholar and campaigner.
Academic background
EducationBulmershe College, Moray House Institute of Education, University of Edinburgh
ThesisTeacher activism in equity and anti-discrimination in Scotland : an interpretive study (2009)
Doctoral advisorJenny Ozga

Rowena Arshad CBE, FEIS (born 27 April 1960) is Chair in Multicultural and Anti-Racist Education and Co-Director of the Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland (CERES) Moray House School of Education and Sport[2] at the University of Edinburgh. Her doctorate was an interpretive study of teacher activism in equity and anti-discrimination in Scotland and her ongoing research is into equity and anti-discrimination issues in education (school, community education and tertiary) and within educational policy.

Rowena was an Equal Opportunities Commissioner for Scotland 2001-2007.[3] She sits on the Educational Broadcasting Commission Scotland. She was awarded her OBE in 2001 for services to race equality in Scotland  and her CBE for services to equality and education in 2019.[4]  She chaired the Scottish government working group in November 2017 to look at increasing the number of teachers from under-represented minority groups at all levels in Scottish schools [5][6][7][8] She was a member of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council from 1999 -2009 and a board member on Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education, the Scottish Committee of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the  Scottish Government Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion. She has an honorary doctorate from Edinburgh Napier University in 2010 for services to gender equality. Arshad retired from University of Edinburgh [9] and as Professor Emerita continues to comment on issues regarding race and education in Scotland.[10]

  1. ^ "Arshad, Prof. Rowena, (Mrs M. Q. Parnell)". WHO'S WHO 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Prof Rowena Arshad". University of Edinburgh Research Explorer.
  3. ^ "Equal Opportunities CommissionAnnual Report & Accounts 2006 - 2007" (PDF). Equal Opportunities Commission.
  4. ^ "Queen's New Year Honours List 2020". 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ Teaching in a diverse Scotland : increasing and retaining minority ethnic teachers in Scotland's schools. Scotland. Learning Directorate. Edinburgh. ISBN 978-1-78781-351-9. OCLC 1086557274.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ "Action vowed to increase minority ethnic teachers in Scottish schools". The Scotsman. 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Scottish study flags up lack of opportunities for black and minority ethnic teachers". TES Scotland. 4 May 2018.
  8. ^ "School racism holding back ethnic minority teachers". Glasgow Herald. 14 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Prof Rowena Arshad: Diversity in learning and teaching: Is inclusion truly achievable? – Learning and Teaching Conference 2021". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Teachers in Scotland given guidance on decolonising the curriculum". the Guardian. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.