The University of Cambridge hosted this year’s meeting last week of the Tanner Trustees, comprising leaders of the most prestigious universities in the United States and the UK.

This year’s meeting took place at Clare Hall and the College, in collaboration with the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, organised a series of events to welcome those very special guests.

A private dinner took place at the Fitzwilliam Museum. The new exhibition, “The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China” was opened for this special occasion. Guests were welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, the President of Clare Hall, Sir Martin Harris and the President of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Timothy Potts. Many Heads of House were also present.
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Julius Lipner, Professor of Hinduism and the Comparative Study of Religion in the University, and a Fellow of Clare Hall, was invited to deliver the 2011 Cambridge Ramsden Sermon on 22 May. Since its inception in 1847 on behalf of a private donator, the Ramsden Sermon is to pertain to the topic of “Church Extension overseas, especially within the Commonwealth of Nations”. Professor Lipner, being the first full-time lecturer appointed to teach religious traditions other than the Christian one in the history of the University, delivered thoughtful words without sparing the core question of colonialism, both in its historical significance and contemporary consequences. More info…