New College of California

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New College of California was an experimental, progressive higher-education institution in San Francisco known for its alternative curriculum and emphasis on the arts and social justice.

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instanceOf defunct private college
higher education institution
liberal arts college
accreditationStatus lost accreditation prior to closure
campusType urban campus
city San Francisco
closureType institutional shutdown
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryISO US NERFINISHED
dissolved 2008
educationalModel alternative college model
emphasized community engagement
experiential learning
social responsibility
student-centered learning
focusArea arts and social justice
foundedBy John Leary NERFINISHED
hadAccreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges NERFINISHED
hadMottoType socially engaged education
hadStudentBodyType adult learners
nontraditional students
hasEducationalFocus arts
humanities
interdisciplinary studies
social justice
hasEducationalPhilosophy experimental education
progressive education
inception 1971
knownFor activist orientation
alternative curriculum
community-based learning
small seminar-style classes
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco, California NERFINISHED
offeredProgram activism and social change programs
graduate programs
law program
psychology programs
teacher education programs
undergraduate programs
writing and literature programs
reasonForDissolution accreditation problems
financial difficulties
region West Coast of the United States NERFINISHED
sector private nonprofit
state California, United States
surface form: California

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Robert Duncan taughtAt New College of California