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Establishing Residential Colleges at the University of the Free State

Nourishing Student Development in an African Context

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On 25 February 2008 the course of the University of the Free State (UFS) took a drastic turn. That evening a notorious and racist video, produced by four white students from the former Reitz hall of residence, was exposed and publically shared on the internet. The video spread like wildfire and by the following morning had already come into the possession of some members of the South African parliament and was known by the international press (Verschoor, 2014). The university community was shaken to the core, and during the time of extreme turmoil that followed, the institution went through intense self-reflection and a process of transformation.

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  1. Residence Life, University of the Free State, South Africa

    W. P. Wahl

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    H. M. Evans

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    T. P. Burt

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Wahl, W.P. (2016). Establishing Residential Colleges at the University of the Free State. In: Evans, H.M., Burt, T.P. (eds) The Collegiate Way. Contexts of Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-681-1_3

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