Ruskin College

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Ruskin College is an independent college in Oxford, founded in 1899 and named after the painter and critic, John Ruskin. Its purpose is to allow adults without any formal qualifications to study for a variety of courses, ranging from the most basic up to postgraduate level. Although not one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Ruskin College is centrally situated on Walton Street and has close links with the university. For example, its students may attend lectures within the university and have full access to all libraries.

Independent of but closely associated with Ruskin College is the Ruskin Fellowship, an alumni association for ex-students and staff. The work of the Fellowship is to assist in promoting the ethos of the college by advertisement or fundraising.

[edit] History

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[edit] People

[edit] Principal

Professor Audrey Mullender

[edit] Former academics/teachers

Lord Bill McCarthy
Raphael Samuel
Tom Mboya
Clement Attlee
Stephen Howe

[edit] Notable former students

John Prescott
Madhusudan Mistry
Jack Ashley Baron Ashley of Stoke, Labour Member Of Parliament
George Woodcock (trade unionist) General Secretary, Trade Union Congress ^[1]^[2]
Siaka Probyn Stevens Prime Minister & President of Sierra Leone ^[3]
Ben Enwonwu Nigerian Artist ^[4]
R. M. Fox, author and historian
Sir Robert Young Trade Unionist, Labour Member Of Parliament ^[5]
Peter Wilmott Sociologist ^[6]
Thomas Edward Williams, 1st Baron Williams of Ynystir, Co-Operarative and Labour politician ^[7]
James Walker, Trade Unionist and Labour politician ^[8]

[edit] Citations

^ The Times, Monday, Nov 19, 1979; pg. 25; Issue 60478; col C
^ Geoffrey Goodman, ‘Woodcock, George (1904–1979)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
^ "Stevens, Siaka." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 5 Jan. 2007 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9001303>.
^ "Enwonwu, Benedict Chuka." Britannica Book of the Year, 1995. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 5 Jan. 2007 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9115469>.
^ Andrew Thorpe, ‘Young, Sir Robert (1872–1957)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
^ Michael Young, ‘Willmott, Peter (1923–2000)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
^ Keith Davies, ‘Williams, Thomas Edward, Baron Williams (1892–1966)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
^ David Howell, ‘Walker, James (1883–1945)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006