University of Iustitia

University of Iustitia

Latin: Universitas Iustitii
Type	Non-public research university
Established	August 7, 1627 (1627-08-07)
Religious affiliation	Iustitia Protestant Church (formerly)
Chancellor	Margaret Howell
Undergraduates	36,700
Postgraduates	9,200
Doctoral students	1,960
Location	Iustitia City , Iustitia , Maximusian Republic
Campus	Urban
Language	English, Latin (College of Human Studies)

The University of Iustitia is a non-public research university in Iustitia City, Iustitia. Originally founded in 1627 as a seminary school, the University is the oldest institution of higher learning in Libertas Omnium Maximus. The University of Iustitia's primary campus covers around 90 acres in the Aventine Ward of Iustitia City, though a number of satellite facilities are scattered throughout the city. Although the National Public University system (inaugurated in the early 1970s) has produced a number of extremely prestigious institutions, none have been able to rival the reputation of the University of Iustitia, which consistently ranks the best university in the nation. The most popular areas of study at the University of Iustitia are economics, international finance, history, and psychology. Many colleges within the University are highly selective, particularly the College of Business Administration, which is a known pipeline to many of the the highest paying financial institutions in the nation and abroad.

History

The University of Iustitia was founded just outside of what was at the time the Iustitia City limits, east of what is today the M 202 - M 103 interchange, as a seminary school on August 7, 1627. The small school of divinity produced a number of notable 17th century theologians, namely Arthur Covington, a Valahandia-born minister who cofounded the Iustitian Protestant Church in the 1660s. The College of Human Studies (humanities) was founded in 1673, offering a secular education adjacent to theological studies. Classes for the School of Human Studies were originally instructed in the cellar of the seminary, but overwhelming demand led to the construction of a separate facility for the new school in 1699, dubbed King's Hall. King's Hall is the oldest surviving academic building on campus, as the seminary building and two outbuildings were destroyed in a fire in 1773. In the 18th century, the College of Human Studies became the fashionable institution for the eldest sons of aristocrats, bankers and merchant tycoons from across Royal Colony to attend, leading to the emergence of the University's unfortunate reputation as a repository for "dandies" (yuppies, in today's terms), a legacy that persists to this day. During the Iustitian War for Independence, the University was forced to send students home, both for their own safety (as the City of Iustitia was twice besieged during the conflict), and to avoid students coming to blows with one another over fundamental disagreements on the appropriate fate of the Colony. Most students with noble-ties opposed the independence movement, while most without such ties supported independence.

In the 19th century, the college's student body grew closely tied to the Provisional Government managing Iustitia, with most faculty supporting the existing Iustitian Republic and almost all of the student body hailing from families tied to the emergent new-money aristocracy. In the years preceding the Iustitian Civil War, the University churned out a number of pamphlets and theses opposing universal male suffrage, popular democracy, and popular sovereignty. Although the University faced considerable ridicule in the years following the establishment of the Second Republic, many of the works created during the prewar years, though propagandistic, were of intellectual merit and were often cited during the Maximusian conservative intellectual revival in the 1870s. To this day, the University of Iustitia is considered a comparatively conservative institution, though faculty and students represent a diverse range of political inclinations.

The College of Business Administration was founded in 1897, which was constructed concurrently with a number of major renovations to existing academic buildings and an expansion to the campus. As the Maximusian economy experienced a prolonged boom at the turn of the 20th century, donations from recently windfallen alumni and parents came rolling in, leading to the construction of a second, much larger library (Fleming Hall), an additional bank of dormitories, and a new quadrangle. In 1920, a Conservatory for the study of fine and performing arts was established thanks to a number of sizeable donations. Since the 1968 Public Universities Charter, the University of Iustitia has received a federal endowment of a varying size each year based on financial aid issued and a number of other factors. Construction and planning is underway for a new college, the College of Data Science, which will open for the 2027-2028 academic year, the tricentennial anniversary of the University's founding.

Colleges and Programs

College	Founded	Undergraduates	Postgraduates	Degree
College of Divinity & Theological Studies	1627 - 08 - 07	0	960	BD
College of Human Studies	1673 - 11 -20	26,400	3,900 + 1,960 (D)	BA, MA-H, PhD
College of Business Administration	1897 - 03 - 22	9,500	4,200	BA, MA-B
Conservatory of Fine and Performing Arts	1920 - 06 - 14	800	140	BA, MA-F
College of Data Science (planned)	2027 (target)	College not yet opened		BS, MS

Notable Alumni

• Arthur Covington (minister; founding father of the Iustitia Protestant Church); studied at the School of Divinity in 1637.
• William Ainsworth (businessman, former President of Libertas Omnium Maximus); studied "political economy" from 1918-1921.
• James Bradley (incumbent Archbishop of the IPC since 2011); studied at the School of Divinity from 1976-1978.
• Edward Banks (incumbent Chancellor of Libertas Omnium Maximus); studied "political theory and policymaking" from 1977-1980.
• Clark Fisher (ceo of MNSC); studied "operations and logistics" from 1980-1983.
• Laura Hartley (chair of the Iustitia City Stock Exchange); studied "financial economics" from 1982-1985.
• Andrew Swann (founder of Andromeda Technologies); studied "international finance" for one semester before dropping out in 1987.