Re-claiming the mission of the Civic University in the 21st century3 October 2018 |
CHES Seminar Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Re-claiming the mission of the Civic University in the 21st century: some preliminary thoughts and a future agenda
Professor Mary Stuart, CBE, Vice-Chancellor, University of Lincoln
5.30 – 7.00 pm, Room 828, Level 8, UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H OAL
The history of the Civic University is well documented (Goddard, Hazelkorn, Kempton and Vallance, 2016; Whyte, 2015) highlighting the role Universities played historically and regionally in the development of economies and changing patterns of work. Since the introduction of fees and markets in higher education in the UK many aspects of community involvement have been swept away; departments of continuing education have closed, part time study has been decimated and staff in Universities have focused on current undergraduate student need and demands.
References: Goddard J, Hazelkorn E, Kempton L and Vallance P (2016) (eds) The Civic University: The Policy and Leadership Challenges, Elgar: Cheltenham Harris M and Holley, K (2016) ‘Universities as Anchor Institutions: Economic and Social Potential for Urban Development’, in Paulson M (eds) Higher Education Handbook of Theory and Research, Vol 31, Springer: Switzerland pages 393 - 439 Markusen A (2006) Whyte W (2015) Redbrick: A Social and Architectural History of Britain's Civic Universities, OUP: Oxford
Professor Mary Stuart is Vice Chancellor at the University of Lincoln. She is a graduate of the University of Cape Town and the Open University where she obtained her Doctorate in Social Policy in 1998. She gained her Chair in Higher Education Studies in 2003. Her research interests are focused on life histories, social mobility, equality and higher education students and management and leadership in higher education and she has written extensively on these areas. Mary has a strong track record in all aspects of University management having been Deputy Vice Chancellor at Kingston University for 4 years and Pro Vice Chancellor at the University of Sussex between 2000 and 2005. She is a HEFCE board member, chair of the Teaching Excellence and Student Opportunity Committee, a member of HEFCE’s Student Information Advisory Group, Vice Chair of the Equality Challenge Unit and an UPP Foundation Board member. Mary has a strong commitment to the arts having been a member of the Arts Council in the South East and East Midlands as well as being a keen theatre goer, a lover of modern art and all jazz.
For more information and to register, please contact Alison Peacock. Email: alison.peacock@ucl.ac.uk |