Oxford dons refusing to tutor students in Cecil Rhodes statue row benefit from imperialist funding
Several professors have refused to teach undergraduate students after the college refused to take down the controversial statue of the colonialist.
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Several professors have refused to teach undergraduate students after the college refused to take down the controversial statue of the colonialist.
Dr Kate Tunstall, a French literature expert and interim provost at the self-styled 'People's Republic of Worcester College', is the most prominent figure to join the boycott.
Oxford University is facing a civil war over its statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College as 150 academics launched a petition proposing a boycott of the college until the statue is removed.
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