Is Oxford University One Of The Most Male, Pale And Stale Places Of Learning In Britain?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stale-oxford-seeks-gay-female-and-black-icons-0qp05hmcd

[Zacs-Master]

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I suppose you'd have to be amongst recent alumni or a current student to accurately refute of support the statement.

[Zacs-Master]

Or

[jno]

maybe, they've fallen to sixth in the world in this ranking

http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2015#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=

It's possible that they'e losing out by having too many male and pale people and not enough smart foreigners. Taking only 27 black undergraduates last year doesn't seem a lot.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/07/03/oxford-university-to-replace-male-pale-and-stale-portraits-with/

/// ‘Stale’ Oxford seeks gay, female and black icons ///

I wonder how one knows that it is a gay iconic painting hanging on the wall?

And will this diversity exercise help to attract more gay, female and black students?

[Mamyalynne]

I have no idea if the University as a whole is stale - I somehow doubt it.

Having new and more current paintings etc up is a good idea , hopefully for the less knowledgeable ( me for example) the paintings would have the person's name and position/occupation/title nearby, then could make your own mind up on whether you too deem them iconic.

[Zacs-Master]

I don't think the problem is attracting them. It seems more to be based around accepting them. Seems like a futile and transparent gesture to me.

[Peter Pedant]

well this is how you get in apparently

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/education/oxbridge/12211077/apply-for-oxbridge.html?

and AOG in your day, did you say -
I dont want to go to Oxford- it isnt gay enough ?

[anotheoldgit]

Peter Pedant

/// and AOG in your day, did you say -
I dont want to go to Oxford- it isnt gay enough ? ///

In my day 'GAY' held a very different meaning to what it does today.