the idea of university by john henry newman

the power of viewing many things at once.'Though a century and a half has passed since John Henry Newman delivered the lectures which provide the basis for The Idea of a University, the prescription he served up is more relevant today than during the Victorian era. In 2014 we have a number of research-education initiatives that will give each and every ANU undergraduate to engage more deeply with research if you wish. 'The aim of the University is a true enlargement of mind. ANU offers unique opportunities for undergraduates to engage in a high quality research culture. And the subject has never been more pressing. This buzz is to me central to why universities are such great places for students and staff alike. No man was ever better qualified to write such a book as The Life of a University than Cardinal Newman was. As an undergraduate student here in the 1970-80s I came to realize quickly there is something very special about being on a campus with so many other people thinking and exploring ideas. John Garvey, President, the Catholic University of America John Henry Newman's classic reflection on university life is even more important today than when he wrote it, given the intellectual. I certainly had the opportunity to breathe in this exciting air of discovery that Newman alludes to in my time as a student at ANU. Today Newman's Idea of a University still offers a compelling vision of what a Catholic university might offer in an increasingly secular age.

… Thus is created a pure and clear atmosphere of thought, which the student also breathes”. “A University is a place … where students come from every quarter for every kind of knowledge … a place for the communication and circulation of thought … It is a place where inquiry is pushed forward … discoveries verified and perfected, and … error exposed, by the collision of mind with mind, and knowledge with knowledge. John Henry Newman in his 1852 volume titled The idea of the Universitywrote One of my favourite quotes captures brilliantly the idea of a university being a place where new ideas are generated.

The idea of university by john henry newman