Academic boycott of Oriel College

There has been widespread media coverage of the Oriel College boycott concerning the Cecil Rhodes statue.

First reported in The Daily Telegraph – and followed up in the Daily Mail, BBC News and The Times, there has been widespread coverage of the Oriel College boycott concerning the Cecil Rhodes statue.

Our chair Lord Wharton made a statement expressing concerns about the impact the boycott would have on current and prospective Oriel students. This was followed up in The Sunday Telegraph with an opinion piece from Lord Wharton. This article was also mentioned in articles in The Times (print only) and Daily Mail.

Published 15 June 2021

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