University of Cambridge’s Post-Graduate Program Controversy: Exclusion of White Working-Class Students

University of Cambridge’s Post-Graduate Program Controversy: Exclusion of White Working-Class Students: It has recently come to light that the University of Cambridge discriminated against students of white working-class backgrounds by excluding them at an earlier stage from a post-graduate program that was intended to expand educational chances for members of underrepresented groups. The program provided students with free housing on campus for a period of six weeks, a stipend equivalent to that of an intern for 35 hours per week, and training in research skills, which culminated in the writing of a 4,000-word essay. The goal of the program was to assist students in gaining the self-assurance and skills necessary to apply for postgraduate study and research careers.