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News & Events
Almost every week, members of Tembusu College are invited to meet and chat with guests - both local and international - through a variety of hosted events. There is a huge diversity of backgrounds amongst our visitors, who range from politicians to diplomats, artists, writers, poets, and academics. Select an event category on the left to find out more.
Our events and members of our community are also frequently featured by the Press and Media. Visit the Newsroom to read the reports.
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Ethos
Tembusu College’s motto The Home of Possibilities, means we value the development of each individual according to her or his own path through life. At the same time we are a learning community, which seeks to give students an intense experience in a nurturing environment. The college administers (and awards certificates for) the prestigious University Town College Programme (UTCP), which augments students’ regular degree programmes by emphasising breadth, critical thinking, and exposure to inter-disciplinary thinking. Our curriculum includes both seminars and out-of-classroom learning experiences.
The college is not themed. Diversity is an important part of our ethos, and we offer learning opportunities across a broad spectrum of interests. We do, however, have particular areas of strength, which are reflected in the backgrounds of our faculty.
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Education
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College Life
A home away from home, the Tembusu College community is 21 storeys of collegiate spirit known for its friendly and welcoming culture.
Wake up or wind down through casual conversations with your Fellows and peers over meals at the Dining Hall. Sweat it out over sports at the Multi Purpose Hall. Huddle with like-minded individuals at one of the many Student-run Interest Groups & Student-Initiated Projects or start your own. Let loose or let your creativity flow in the well furnished Student Spaces. Be our Student Partners and contribute to the College community.
Need career advice? Stressed? Need help on personal issues? Or simply want catch up with friendly members of our Residential Team? We're here for you.
Tembusu College is much more than a home; it's a Home of Possibilities.
Professor Richard Wilk
Visiting Professor (March to May 2016)
Tembusu College
National University of Singapore
Tembusu College, National University of Singapore
wilkr@indiana.edu
Richard Wilk is Distinguished Professor and Provost Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University where he co-chairs the IU Food Institute, and directs a PhD program in Food Anthropology. He has also taught at the University of California (Berkeley and Santa Cruz), New Mexico State University, and Birkbeck College (U. London) and has held visiting professorships at Gothenburg University and the University of Marseille, and a Leverhulme fellowship at the University of London. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Lund, and he was recently elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Early in his career he worked as an applied anthropologist with UNICEF, USAID, Cultural Survival and a variety of other development organizations. Most recently he has testified as an expert witness in several Indian land tenure cases in the Belize Supreme Court. His initial research on the cultural ecology of indigenous Mayan farming and family organization was followed by work on consumer culture, energy consumption, globalization, television, beauty pageants and food. Much of his recent work has turned towards the global history of food and sustainable consumption.
Among 17 authored and edited books, the most recent are the co-edited Teaching Food and Culture and co-authored The Anthropology of Everyday Life.
