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The SouthWestern University, Nigeria, is an academic community dedicated to the ideals of justice. A university is above all a place where intellectual life is central and where faculty, staff, and students strive together for excellence in the pursuit of knowledge. It is a particular kind of community with special purposes. Moreover, this academic community, if it is to support our broader ideals, must also be just. There is no definite theory of justice. The differences in these theories of justice are to be respected. However, among all democratic theories of justice, the principles of equality and liberty are basic. These principles are no less central for a free university. In a just community, the dignity of the individual and respect for diversity are fundamental. Members of a just community are committed to raising awareness of common ground and to the principles of respect, integrity, innovation, openness, justice and responsibility.

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