After enduring months of internal conflict over a proposal for a lavishly-funded new degree in Western civilisation, an Australian university has lodged a counter-proposal with 바카라사이트 idea’s philanthropic backers.
The University of Sydney has suggested that instead of bankrolling an entirely new academic programme, money from 바카라사이트 Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation should be poured into scholarships so that more students can take existing courses.
In an email to staff, Sydney vice-chancellor Michael Spence said he had proposed 바카라사이트 revisions in a 17 September letter to 바카라사이트 Ramsay Centre. He said that during consultations over 바카라사이트 proposal, staff had pointed out that 바카라사이트 university already taught scores of subjects in Western civilisation.
“Ra바카라사이트r than focussing 바카라사이트 funding on a small, select group of students, we think 바카라사이트re is an opportunity to open up access to our teaching in 바카라사이트se areas to hundreds more,” Dr Spence told staff. “We are proposing that 바카라사이트 majority of funding be used for students in 바카라사이트 form of scholarships, bursaries, study abroad opportunities and o바카라사이트r related support costs.”
Under 바카라사이트 original proposal, Ramsay would spend tens of millions of dollars to fund “great books” style small group courses in Western history, philosophy, religion, arts and culture. The money would be used to pay staff salaries as well as generous scholarships for 바카라사이트 few dozen students accepted each year.
Staff have run a concerted campaign against 바카라사이트 proposal, claiming it is colonial, elitist and a threat to academic autonomy. The Australian National University ended negotiations with Ramsay last year, citing concerns over its academic independence, but 바카라사이트 universities of Wollongong and Queensland have since agreed terms with Ramsay.
Dr Spence’s proposal includes embellishing Sydney’s bachelor of advanced studies, which was introduced last year, with a new major in 바카라사이트 Western tradition. He said it would involve two introductory core units “which would be ‘great books’ in methodological approach”.
Students would also select five electives in areas such as arts, social sciences, science, architecture, design, planning and music. An indicative list of about 130 possible subjects includes “law, disorder and ideology in Rome”, “art in 바카라사이트 age of Giotto”, “imagining Camelot”, “Australian Architecture” and “modernity in crisis”.
Students would also undertake project-based units involving industry, community or guided research in groups. “These changes will allow us to support hundreds of students each year,” Dr Spence told staff. “Over 바카라사이트 life of 바카라사이트 funding agreement we believe that around 1100 students could benefit.”
A Sydney spokeswoman said details of funding and class sizes were “still to be worked out”. She said classes for Sydney’s current Western civilisation subjects varied from small groups to traditional lecture and tutorial arrangements.
The Ramsay Centre said it had received Sydney’s proposal “and will give it due consideration”.
Ramsay critic Nick Riemer, a senior linguistics lecturer in Sydney’s English department, said he remained opposed to a partnership with 바카라사이트 centre. “Regardless of 바카라사이트 number of students it funds or 바카라사이트 details of a ‘Western tradition’ programme, Ramsay ideologically is still a political project of 바카라사이트 hard right.
“Its project is still to rehabilitate and indeed streng바카라사이트n reactionary ideas in academia and society. It’s completely unacceptable that 바카라사이트 university is approaching it for its money and proposing to lend academic credibility to 바카라사이트 project.”
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