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Title
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Rhodes University 2001 Graduation Ceremony [at the] 1820 Settlers National Monument, Saturday, 7 April at 10:30
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Creator
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Rhodes University
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Date
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2001/04/07
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Abstract
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This digitised archival document records the Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony held on Saturday, 7 April 2001, at 10:30 at the 1820 Settlers National Monument in Grahamstown. The fourteen-page programme documents the conferral of qualifications across the Faculty of Humanities, including undergraduate degrees, honours qualifications, postgraduate diplomas, master’s degrees and doctoral degrees. It identifies the university’s leadership, including Chancellor G.J. Gerwel, Vice-Chancellor D.R. Woods and the deans of the various faculties. The ceremony featured an address by distinguished author and academic Professor André Brink, who was also presented for the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature. Gary Ewen Gordon was recognised with the Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Medal. The programme records postgraduate research across diverse disciplines, including Fine Art, Music, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Economics, International Studies, Politics, English, Journalism and History. Research topics reflect significant social, cultural and political concerns of the period, including Xhosa historiography, rural resettlement in the Eastern Cape, conflict resolution in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Southern African regional integration, the representation of farm killings in the Eastern Province Herald, and the economic value of the National Arts Festival. Doctoral research included peer-group supervision in psychotherapy, political transition in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, dream interpretation in clinical practice, the phenomenology of the anorexic body, and nineteenth-century Xhosa historiography. The programme also documents academic distinctions, Vice-Chancellor’s research and teaching awards, scholarships, bursaries, subject-specific prizes and academic colours, providing evidence of student achievement and institutional recognition. Its extensive lists of graduates and award recipients constitute a valuable source for biographical and genealogical research, verification of qualifications and distinctions, and tracing academic and professional trajectories. As a primary institutional record, the programme preserves the ceremonial traditions, research interests and academic achievements of Rhodes University in 2001, contributing to the historical documentation of higher education and scholarship in South Africa, particularly in the Eastern Cape.
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Subject
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Rhodes University
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Graduation ceremonies
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Academic ceremonies
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Format
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application/pdf
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Language
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English
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Type
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text
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Extent
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14 pages
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Rights
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Rhodes University
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Is Part Of
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Rhodes University Graduation Programmes
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Genre
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Graduation program
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Publisher
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Rhodes University, Office of the Registrar
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Location
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Cory Library and Archives
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Location - Shelf Locator
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Box 5, C3
