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Sculptor says move would help to address ‘collective amnesia’ over memorials
Victory for anti-imperialism campaigners as Oriel says it wants monument taken down
A Zambian civil-rights activist and the first African-American Rhodes scholar would be worthy inheritors
Actions of protesters over slave trader memorial inspire activists and leave politicians catching up
Former Google chief seeks to help mentor young students from lower-income countries
Charting the battle lines between legacy and activism
The battle over the statue of Edward Colston reflects deeper divisions in the city
Global scholarships open to everyone are a century in the making
Statues serve to commemorate reconciliation rather than division
Oxford officials deny move is linked to students’ anti-imperialist campaign
Complaints about new union head’s ‘anti-semitic’ remarks
To put one’s name on a building makes a future demand on history
Elite institutions insist they are working hard to improve access to non-white students
Oriel cuts short consultation after donors threaten to pull bequests
Racial inequality exists in our universities but removing statues will not help, writes James Blitz
Oxford’s dilemma is indicative of how the system can create wealth but often in ways that offend
Terrorism expert Louise Richardson is university’s first female head
Removal would suggest that Oriel College thinks it can pretend it is not linked to its benefactor
A statue should not be removed just because it offends modern morality
Britain’s universities suffer new wave of censoriousness led by students and fuelled by social media
Decision ends 125 years of diamond history
Being a business creator rather than merely a discoverer was the key to making the shortlist
‘Poo’ protest gathers backing and triggers emotive debate on pace of racial transformation
Schwarzman’s scholars will promote better understanding
Protests and disaffection threaten the ANC’s hegemony but President Zuma insists the ruling party is not to blame
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