The absence of black students diminishes the greatness of Oxbridge

By Abby Young-Powell and Libby Page. This week's news: a player in the civil rights movement criticises Oxbridge and students occupy in protests across the country. Oxford and Cambridge don't have enough black students, American civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson has said this week. On Monday, 72-year-old Jackson visited Cambridge University Union, where he expressed disgust at low numbers of black students in Oxbridge colleges. More...