When I went to Cambridge six years ago, I overlooked institutional racism. My sister, a current student at Southampton, takes a very different view. We sat down to talk about our different experiences of prejudice at university. More...
Cambridge academics seek to 'decolonise' English syllabus
University condemns abuse directed at group of students who sought to broaden literature studies to include black authors. More...
The ‘decolonise’ Cambridge row is yet another attack on students of colour
The way Lola Olufemi has been treated by the press is painfully familiar. But it won’t stop us from fighting to reform curriculums at universities. More...
Cambridge student accuses Telegraph of inciting hatred in books row
A Cambridge student has accused the media of a “very targeted form of harassment” after she was “flooded” with racist and sexist abuse for criticising the lack of black and ethnic minority authors on the university’s English course. More...
Christian thrown out of university over anti-gay remarks loses appeal
A devout Christian who was thrown off a university social work course after branding homosexuality a sin on Facebook has lost a high court battle. More...
Ending Segregation Through Duplication
By Rick Seltzer. After finding illegal discrimination against Maryland’s historically black colleges and their students, a judge orders a proposed fix. But it doesn’t include the controversial idea of transferring programs from traditionally white institutions. More...
Oxford, Cambridge Criticized for Lack of Black Students
By Elizabeth Redden. Ten of the University of Oxford’s 32 colleges, and six of the University of Cambridge’s colleges, did not admit a single black British student with A-level qualifications in 2015, The Guardian reported, prompting a former education minister to accuse the universities of “social apartheid.” More...