University's director of graduate admissions admits it was improper to say other institutions employ a postgraduate 'wealth test'The director of graduate admissions at Oxford University has had to apologise in court to a student suing one of its colleges for "selecting by wealth" after offering inaccurate evidence.
Jane Elizabeth Sherwood told a court hearing she had been improper to claim that other universities had the same admission practices. In written evidence,she apologised to the court and to Damien Shannon, 26, and who is suing St Hugh's College,Oxford, for only admitting students to postgraduate degrees able to show they possess money to meet both its fees and £12900 in living costs.
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Source: theguardian.com