Announcement by 150 Oxford lecturers accuses college of ‘undermining’ efforts of university to eradicate racism

About 150 Oxford lecturers have announced they will refuse to teach students at Oriel College over its contentious decision not to remove a statue of the imperialist Cecil Rhodes.

The college was accused of “institutional racism” last month after its governing body said it would not seek to move the monument from its position outside the building.

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