Backed by Stormzy, Cambridge bids to woo black students

Cambridge, United Kingdom, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Going to Cambridge had always been a dream for Matthew Omoefe Offeh, one of a growing number of black students who are slowly reshaping the elite university’s racial mix, helped in part by rapper Stormzy. The 18-year-old from Luton, north of London, has just started an engineering course at Cambridge’s Magdalene College, which traces its roots to 1428 and whose illustrious alumni include the 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys. Offeh has benefited from Target Oxbridge, a free coaching programme that looks to open up Oxford and Cambridge to more working-class and minority students. Oxford and Cambridge … Continue reading Backed by Stormzy, Cambridge bids to woo black students