“One of the ways universities can serve the public interest is to make academic discourse on public and international affairs as accessible as possible. The University Channel enables faculty and others at institutions of higher education around the world to present their ideas unedited and unfiltered – to a broad and diverse audience. I invite all academic institutions to participate in the University Channel and thereby to increase the scope and depth of public engagement in a broad range of timely and critical issues.”
- President Shirley Tilghman, Princeton University
The UChannel (also known as the University Channel) makes videos of academic lectures and events from all over the world available to the public. It is a place where academics can air their ideas and present research in a full-length, uncut format. Contributors with greater video production capabilities can submit original productions.
The UChannel presents ideas in a way commercial news or public affairs programming cannot. Because it is neither constrained by time nor dependent upon commercial feedback, the UChannel's video content can be broad and flexible enough to cover the full gamut of academic investigation.
While it has unlimited potential, the UChannel begins with a focus on public and international affairs, because this is an area which lends itself most naturally to a many-sided discussion. Perhaps of greatest advantage to universities who seek to expand their dialog with overseas institutions and international affairs, the UChannel can "go global" and become a truly international forum.
The UChannel aims to become, literally, a "channel" for important thought, to be heard in its entirety. Television has become so much a part of the fabric of our world that it should be more than an academic interest. It should be an academic tool.
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