Author
Sunny Dhillon
Senior lecturer
Sunny Dhillon is a Senior Lecturer in the Education Studies and Theology departments at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln.
5 pieces
Newest first, since February 2020
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Pronouns, phronesis, and the perils of polite bureaucracy
Sunny Dhillon argues that strategic essentialism around gender risks undermining the intersectional approach universities claim to champion
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The case against impartial university teaching
Like many, Sunny Dhillon used to believe that he needed to be visibly impartial while teaching at a university. Now he’s not sure that this is the right approach
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Rethinking – and maybe abolishing – graduations
If higher education is a kind of game, and graduation represents winning it, Sunny Dhillon argues that the rules of that game need to change
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Our desk-based higher education is not good for our health and our diversity
There’s plenty of talk in HE of diversifying people and materials – but what about movement and space? Sunny Dhillon calls for learning to be aligned with our physical needs
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Decolonisation isn’t as simple as plenty of people suggest
What do “decolonising the curriculum” or “tackling attainment gaps” even mean, asks Sunny Dhillon