TODAY’S DEBATE OVER THE FUTURE OF HIGHER education is often framed as a choice between diversity and meritocracy, as if universities must choose between the identity and the quality of their students.

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→ Every child should have the right to education. They should have a space where they can learn and play alongside children their own age, one that supports them to thrive in the future. But children

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