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===== Shared strengths (both) =====
* Strong formal rights frameworks: policies on discrimination, harassment, academic freedom, and data protection.
* Multiple support channels: counselling, ombudsperson-type structures, chaplaincy/spiritual care, disability services.
* Ongoing debate on speech, inclusion, and governance: healthy contestation is a good sign in the Rights pillar (it means people care enough to push).

Shared weaknesses / risks
* Access & affordability: even with aid and outreach, elite admissions + high living costs mean many qualified people never get in or struggle once they arrive.
* Experience vs documents: written rights and equality policies can be strong while day-to-day experience (microaggressions, bias, isolation) lags behind.
* Mental-health pressure: competitive cultures, precarious academic jobs, and high expectations generate anxiety, burnout, and sometimes serious crises.

Harvard – Rights-specific opportunities
# Access & equity transparency - Publish clearer, disaggregated data on who gets in, who graduates, and who thrives (by income, region, race/ethnicity, first-gen status).
# Workload & job-security reforms - Improve conditions for contingent staff (adjuncts, postdocs) and rebalance student workloads where extreme pressure is normalised.
# AI & data rights - Make explicit student and staff rights regarding the use of their data in learning analytics, AI tools, and surveillance systems.

Oxford – Rights-specific opportunities
# Structural inclusion in an old system - The college system and traditions can feel closed; more transparent and standardised protections across colleges would strengthen equality.
# Affordability and cost of living - Housing and living costs in Oxford can be a heavy burden; targeted financial protections and secure housing for low-income students are key.
# Participatory governance - Streamline and open up some decision structures so student and staff voices have clear, visible influence, not just advisory roles.

Shared “quick wins” (U-Model style)
* Rights dashboards: - Complaints & resolution times - Mental-health service usage and satisfaction - Inclusion and sense-of-belonging survey indicators
* Co-created codes of community: - Students + staff + administration periodically review a simple, living Rights & Responsibilities document.
* “Expectation audits” for key processes: - Admissions, grading, supervision, disciplinary actions, AI use. - Ask: “What do people rightfully expect here? Where are we failing to meet that expectation? How do we fix it?”