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New College of California
New College of California was a college founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971 by former Gonzaga University President John Leary. It ceased operations in early 2008.
New College's main campus was housed in several buildings in the Mission District in San Francisco. The offices at 777 Valencia Street and companion buildings across the street were home to its humanities-based programs, including the Humanities BA, Mathematics, Poetics, Writing and Consciousness, Media Studies, Graduate Psychology, Experimental Performance Institute, Women’s Spirituality MA, Humanities and Leadership, Activism and Social Change, the Teacher Credential Program, as well as a broadcast studio and administration offices. New College of California School of Law was located at 50 Fell Street in the city's Civic Center. The North Bay Campus in Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community was housed in Santa Rosa, California, in a building owned by the Arlene Francis Foundation, a private foundation run by Peter Gabel, former president of New College and Arlene Francis's son. The Science and Math Institute classes were initially held at the building at 50 Fell Street then morphed online to become part of the Southern California University of Health Sciences in Whittier, California, within 12 miles (19 km) of downtown Los Angeles.
The college was founded in 1971 by John Leary, who previously served as the president of Gonzaga University. A year earlier, while serving as the Vice President for University Relations at Santa Clara University, Leary first proposed the idea for an experimental college centered around Socratic Seminars. The idea was rejected by Santa Clara's administration, but served as the foundation for the New College of California, which Leary established with departing Santa Clara professor Bob Raines.
The New College began with approximately a dozen students enrolling in classes held in Leary's living room in Sausalito. Leary convinced various acquaintances of his to help fund this endeavor, and used this money to hire faculty. The following year, Leary moved the school's classes to a warehouse he purchased in Sausalito. By 1973, a tuition strike had engulfed the school, creating a deficit, and causing the school's trustees to pressure Leary for administrative and financial reform. Instead, Leary resigned in 1974, and was replaced by Les Carr.
The college moved to 777 Valencia in San Francisco in 1975. The college was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in 1976. In 1978, local newspapers uncovered that Carr had been selling Honorary PhD degrees for $25,000, and was subsequently fired. In place of Carr, Martin Hamilton, Mildred Henry, and Peter Gabel took over as "collaborative leadership". WASC issued a warning to the school in 1980, and placed the school on probation in 1984, citing concerns of the school's curriculum.
The association re-affirmed the school's accreditation in 1985, but issued the school another warning in 1988 due to concerns regarding governance, faculty and finances. In 1996, some of the school's staff, including the faculty for the law school, humanities program, and poetry program, unionized, leading to modest economic gains, but no significant change regarding college governance.[citation needed]
In 2002, Martin Hamilton took over as the school's president. The same year, WASC reported that the school did not have stable revenue, adequate financial controls, and suffered from "extremely serious management problems". WASC issued another warning in 2005, noting concerns about the college's long-term financial stability. In 2006, it was revealed that the school's founder, John Leary, sexually abused minors while president of Gonzaga University.
Throughout the college's history, groups of faculty, students, alumni and staff mounted challenges to the school's governance system, but these efforts failed to achieve lasting change.[citation needed] Numerous campaigns by faculty groups seeking reform, often regarding specific academic programs, had no more than limited, short-term influence.[citation needed] Several waves of students organized throughout the college's history, addressing a variety of issues, as well as a greater voice in the college's administration.[citation needed] Student efforts, which sometimes included complaints to WASC, were also unable to achieve lasting change.[citation needed]
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New College of California
New College of California was a college founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971 by former Gonzaga University President John Leary. It ceased operations in early 2008.
New College's main campus was housed in several buildings in the Mission District in San Francisco. The offices at 777 Valencia Street and companion buildings across the street were home to its humanities-based programs, including the Humanities BA, Mathematics, Poetics, Writing and Consciousness, Media Studies, Graduate Psychology, Experimental Performance Institute, Women’s Spirituality MA, Humanities and Leadership, Activism and Social Change, the Teacher Credential Program, as well as a broadcast studio and administration offices. New College of California School of Law was located at 50 Fell Street in the city's Civic Center. The North Bay Campus in Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community was housed in Santa Rosa, California, in a building owned by the Arlene Francis Foundation, a private foundation run by Peter Gabel, former president of New College and Arlene Francis's son. The Science and Math Institute classes were initially held at the building at 50 Fell Street then morphed online to become part of the Southern California University of Health Sciences in Whittier, California, within 12 miles (19 km) of downtown Los Angeles.
The college was founded in 1971 by John Leary, who previously served as the president of Gonzaga University. A year earlier, while serving as the Vice President for University Relations at Santa Clara University, Leary first proposed the idea for an experimental college centered around Socratic Seminars. The idea was rejected by Santa Clara's administration, but served as the foundation for the New College of California, which Leary established with departing Santa Clara professor Bob Raines.
The New College began with approximately a dozen students enrolling in classes held in Leary's living room in Sausalito. Leary convinced various acquaintances of his to help fund this endeavor, and used this money to hire faculty. The following year, Leary moved the school's classes to a warehouse he purchased in Sausalito. By 1973, a tuition strike had engulfed the school, creating a deficit, and causing the school's trustees to pressure Leary for administrative and financial reform. Instead, Leary resigned in 1974, and was replaced by Les Carr.
The college moved to 777 Valencia in San Francisco in 1975. The college was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in 1976. In 1978, local newspapers uncovered that Carr had been selling Honorary PhD degrees for $25,000, and was subsequently fired. In place of Carr, Martin Hamilton, Mildred Henry, and Peter Gabel took over as "collaborative leadership". WASC issued a warning to the school in 1980, and placed the school on probation in 1984, citing concerns of the school's curriculum.
The association re-affirmed the school's accreditation in 1985, but issued the school another warning in 1988 due to concerns regarding governance, faculty and finances. In 1996, some of the school's staff, including the faculty for the law school, humanities program, and poetry program, unionized, leading to modest economic gains, but no significant change regarding college governance.[citation needed]
In 2002, Martin Hamilton took over as the school's president. The same year, WASC reported that the school did not have stable revenue, adequate financial controls, and suffered from "extremely serious management problems". WASC issued another warning in 2005, noting concerns about the college's long-term financial stability. In 2006, it was revealed that the school's founder, John Leary, sexually abused minors while president of Gonzaga University.
Throughout the college's history, groups of faculty, students, alumni and staff mounted challenges to the school's governance system, but these efforts failed to achieve lasting change.[citation needed] Numerous campaigns by faculty groups seeking reform, often regarding specific academic programs, had no more than limited, short-term influence.[citation needed] Several waves of students organized throughout the college's history, addressing a variety of issues, as well as a greater voice in the college's administration.[citation needed] Student efforts, which sometimes included complaints to WASC, were also unable to achieve lasting change.[citation needed]