at university - new research
The paper, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, was based off responses of 43 Māori and Pacific students in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) subjects.
Many of the respondents detailed being made to feel out of place, having their place at university questioned, or being made a token representative for funding applications.
In one instance, one Māori student's name was added to a funding application by the faculty despite them expressly saying "no".
"My name (my mana and reputation) was used against my will to secure funding for a project that I refused multiple times to be part of," one participant said.
Lead researcher Dr Tara McAllister told Nine to Noon there were a lot of shocking stories.
"Every time I read people's responses to the question I had to kind of mentally prepare myself for reading, you know, really horrific experiences of racism and all the kind of other things that go with that," she said.
Link to interview and article: Māori and Pacific students battle racism and tokenism at university - new research | RNZ News
