Founded 2008 by merger between: Templeton College (1965) and Green College (1979). Men and Women –Postgraduate only 550. It’s easy to think that an ancient university like Oxford gets locked in a timeless unchanging environment where tradition rules at the expense of modernity. Of course no institution could survive for 800 years without being adaptable and this university is nothing if not opportunistic. Individual colleges that do not change to suit the times either disappear or get swallowed by their neighbours. The dynamic nature of the university continues to this day with two established institutions, Green College and Templeton College, recently agreeing their interests would be best served with a merger and a pooling of resources. Neither was a ‘traditional college’; both were young and vibrant graduate colleges that shared a similar egalitarian philosophy. Academics believed Greens interest in human welfare and Templeton’s speciality, of business and management could sit easily and productively together. The proposal was discussed long before it became official, and after positive support from the university, Green Templeton College came into existence in October 2008, becoming the university’s newest college. Templeton College Templeton College was founded in 1965 after much effort by two Oxford academics: Norman Letland, bursar of Brasenose College and Sir Norman Leyland Earden, of Nuffield College following a hefty benefaction from Clifford Barclay. Templeton was an all-graduate college that focussed on recruiting the brightest students in business and management studies. Originally starting life as the Oxford Centre for Management Studies, the institution was renamed Templeton in 1983 after a substantial donation by... ... middle of paper ... ...sed a heliometer, now residing in the London Science Museum Independent intellectual personality Green Templeton sets out to attract a diverse mix of self-motivated graduates, with independent intellectual personality. It provides members with an egalitarian setting that has no high table and only one common room. A range of accommodation both on and off site is available for students, typically for two of their three-year stay. There is limited space for couples and families. Both the merged institutions had a strong sporting tradition that continues. The Stables Bar provides the opportunity for a lively social life, offering a range of activities, with members encouraged to take the initiative and start new societies. Green Templeton now caters for 550 graduates with more than half from outside the UK. Fellows from both colleges transferred to give a total of 200.
What stands out about American universities today? Is it the academic opportunities offered to students, experienced faculty, or strong sense of community? Or...perhaps they have lost their focus. It is not uncommon for universities to focus their efforts and budgets elsewhere; by building state of the art gyms, for example, remodeling luxury dorms, grooming campuses, or creating more management positions. College students and professors alike are subject to the nationally occurring changes in higher level education. Colleges are becoming commercialized and tuition is rising, but is the quality of education improving? In “Why We Should Fear University, Inc.”, Fredrik DeBoer is able to provide a personal take on the issue of corporate domination
In recent years, under the combined force of technological innovation and market operation, our society has made remarkable progress in improving the quality of education. Universities as the major institutions of higher education are inevitably impacted by the social advancement. In his essay, “On the Uses of a Liberal Education,” Mark Edmundson argues that “university culture, like American culture writ large, is, to put it crudely, ever more devoted to consumption and entertainment, to the using and using up of goods and images” (44). He claims that college education gradually loses its traditional culture under the influence of social changes. Yet university as a significant element in society cannot be viewed separately from that society. A process of dynamic reallocation in which educational resources are redistributed towards
Colleges and universities in the past were limited to one type of student, upper class males, but now colleges and universities are centers of education for people of all backgrounds. People from different backgrounds and opinions congregating at these centers of education, forced many colleges to evolve. By giving colleges and universities a large variety in their students, it forces them to ditch a standard on education. Due to this fact, all colleges and universities must deliver an assortment of options in the effort of giving everyone the best education possible. Evolution for colleges and universities did not end there; due to the birth of the world wide web most colleges and universities now give the option to enroll in online classes. This rise in online education spawned a new form of university, fully online universities. Author Graeme Wood presents in his essay, “Is College Doomed?” a wonderful example of what a college or university should not be. Graeme Wood describes Minerva, an online university with the goal of stripping education to only the essentials. Minerva wants to take away campuses, sports, lectures, and most amenities leaving only their version of education. Minerva’s goal to take away options for students reduces their reach, leaving only a select few with the desire to join Minerva. Limiting students only leads to a worse education, especially since the students are the ones paying for the version of education they desire. College’s most valuable asset is their plethora of options in living, community forming, studying abroad, and variety of classes, this aspect of college in particular is what creates a perfect education for any student.
lawns at Exeter. But such an institution is not always peachy and the students aren’t
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Although most of his evaluations are favorable, he was fearful of the comments that his class was also enjoyable; Edmundson doesn’t teach to amuse nor interest. He possesses the genuine passion of spreading knowledge resulting in hearing the students talk of how the course changed them as a person, an individual. (Edmundson, p.390). Addressing the culture of the university Edmundson believes they are more devoted to the consumer consumption and entertainment values. The quality of education is declining due to giving the consumer what they want, rather what they need. Higher learning is shifting towards a society that is sophisticated with technology. The marketing side of decisions that are made with the finances and education are primarily for money being placed their pockets and making sure it stays there due to their tenure and permanent seats. They will always have a job, but what about the decisions for the quality of the education? Or having to cover the expenses of staying current with the newest technology and amenities as well? In order to keep balance in all of this the school will usually raise tuition which causes a chain reaction of rising costs for everything. With the rise of costs, school becomes undesirable to the students who aren’t able to afford it, or the ones who go into debt
I am especially excited about the prospect of studying at Berkeley in the environmental department. The certificate you offer for Green Technology is especially appealing to me, it seems to be a unique program that will train its graduates in what I consider the correct approach to addressing our environmental issues, technology. This certificate and the CLEE research center is one of the main reasons I value Berkeley. I look forward the opportunity to study within a historic environmental law department, along with its location, which allows the department to connect to the vibrant and cutting edge local community.
This shift in university life has caused the emergence of a more focused and hard-working student body. There are those from past generations who will look at the happenings of colleges today and ridicule this change. And even after moving through the nostalgic haze that surrounds the memories of the past, the differences can still be seen, but it should be known that today's students are just adapting to the system that has already been established for them. This systematic change is to be expected. Considering that the world is not the same as it was in the 1960s, why would we assume that an institution would be exactly the same as it was
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This institute sticks to its mission statement by briefly listing and explaining some of the more attractive groups, clubs and activities they have to offer t...
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An example of a Liberal Arts and Sciences College in modern times is University College Utrecht, a university located in the heart of the Netherlands. In 2012 I applied to be a student at University College Utrecht and was offered admission for the Fall 2013 semester. It was a long process to decide what bachelor programme to choose. It was an endless doubt between a regular degree and a Liberal Arts and Sciences degree. It was hard to make a choice, as it was impossible to predict what the future might bring. Today, I am convinced I have made the right decision to follow a Liberal Arts and Sciences education. As a Liberal Arts and Sciences student at University College Utrecht I hav...
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The historical development with in higher education has been a direct acclimation of the academic profession (Altbach et al., 2011). There is a long history among universities that has created many traditions. Of these traditions, the profession of academia has played a vital part of it all (Altbach et al., 2011). Shaping practically every movement in higher education, from instruction to research to institutional governance, Staffing has become a critical issue (American Federation of Teachers, 2007). Lail (2009) suggests that quality teaching has effects on the quality of its faculty. To reflect our nation ’ s social and political history, A historical outline of American higher education plays a significant role in telling the story of higher education’s legal and administrative difficulties. The U.S. tradition in higher education has always promoted a strong commitment to undergraduate education whether they had taken place in the eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, or twenty - first centuries (Thelin, 2003). In the early 21st century, higher education has become a competitive enterprise. In many countries students must compete for scarce places in universities and in all countries admission to the top institutions has become more difficult. Universities compete for status and ranking, and generally for funding from governmental or private sources. While competition has always been a force in academe and can help produce excellence, it can also contribute to a decline in a sense of academic community, mission and traditional values (Altbach et. al, 2009). Higher education is increasingly viewed as a major engine of economic development.
This report as well suggested that limits must be increased on education fees in which there’re no restrictions on what colleges may charge. This will, as Willets says, decrease bureaucracy along with boosting financing for colleges. This shift from government financing to private financing of institutions of higher learning, thus, confirms the view of a transition to power because administration of institutions of higher learning through the government has been decreased and substituted through regulation. Also, the Westminster replica has changed such that the state relies on other sectors instead of just those within the political ladder (Lijphart 2009, 25). Such external organisations that do not have any considerable authority except may have a place within the policy. The phrase “governance” means that a transition away from the government control to personal interests long with the marketplace factors to affect and impose policies