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'''Raymond Spencer Rodgers''' (1935–2007) was a [[British people|British]]-born [[United States|American]] [[educator]] and [[futurist]] who spent most of his [[adult]] life in [[Canada]].
'''Raymond Spencer Rodgers''' (1935–2007) was a [[British people|British]]-born [[United States|American]] [[educator]] and [[futurist]] who spent most of his [[adult]] life in [[Canada]].


==Education and early career==
==Education and early career==


Born in 1935, Rodgers held a [[master's degree]] in [[international relations|International Affairs]] and a [[doctorate]] in [[Public law|Public Law]] and [[Government]] from [[Columbia University]].<ref>Shane K. Bernard, ''The Cajuns: Americanization of a People'' (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003), p. 88.</ref> In 1966 he accepted a teaching position at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]]), where he became interested in saving the [[Cajun French]] dialect from extinction — an eminent threat by the second half of the twentieth century. “[[Louisiana]] should fight to preserve the French language," he noted. "But unless the fight starts now . . . all is lost.” Rodgers called for closer ties between [[south Louisiana]] and French Canada, and was appointed by Louisiana [[Governor#United_States|governor]] [[John McKeithen]] to map out the [[Quebec]]-Louisiana Cultural Agreement, which arranged for artistic, educational, and economic exchanges between the two regions. Rodgers was an original member of the [[Council for the Development of French in Louisiana]] (CODOFIL), having been appointed to the organization by its first president, former Louisiana [[congressman]] [[Jimmy Domengeaux]].<ref>Shane K. Bernard, ''The Cajuns: Americanization of a People'' (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003), p. 88-90, 98-99.</ref>
Born in 1935, Rodgers held a [[master's degree]] in [[international relations|International Affairs]] and a [[doctorate]] in [[Public law|Public Law]] and [[Government]] from [[Columbia University]].<ref>Shane K. Bernard, ''The Cajuns: Americanization of a People'' (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003), p. 88.</ref> In 1966 he accepted a teaching position at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]]), where he became interested in saving the [[Cajun French]] dialect from extinction — an eminent threat by the second half of the twentieth century. "[[Louisiana]] should fight to preserve the French language," he noted. "But unless the fight starts now . . . all is lost." Rodgers called for closer ties between [[south Louisiana]] and French Canada, and was appointed by Louisiana [[Governor#United States|governor]] [[John McKeithen]] to map out the [[Quebec]]-Louisiana Cultural Agreement, which arranged for artistic, educational, and economic exchanges between the two regions. Rodgers was an original member of the [[Council for the Development of French in Louisiana]] (CODOFIL), having been appointed to the organization by its first president, former Louisiana [[congressman]] [[Jimmy Domengeaux]].<ref>Shane K. Bernard, ''The Cajuns: Americanization of a People'' (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003), p. 88-90, 98-99.</ref>


==Rodgers as futurist==
==Rodgers as futurist==


Rodgers returned to Canada in 1968 to teach at the [[University of Winnipeg]]. It was during this period that he renewed an early interest in [[futurism]], particularly in regard to the [[computer]] and its possible impact on [[society]]. As a result of this reflection, in 1971 Rodgers [[self-published]] a [[book]]let on the subject titled ''Man in the Telesphere''. In this essay he described the emergence of an “electronic web” and observed, “The future system is a global society, expressing a [[kaleidoscope]] of tastes within a common [[ethic]], eschewing imposition serviced by a multi-directional web of computerized electronic technology and macro/micro [[transportation]]; living in a milieu where centers cease to be primarily physical locations; governed by a structure passing to decentralized unity; and unfolding as a transcendental [[organism]] dialectically both collectivist and individualistic in capacity.”<ref>[http://www.vcn.bc.ca/web-prophet/6-1.htm Raymond S. Rodgers, ''Man in the Telesphere'', online transcript, accessed 9 July 2008]</ref>
Rodgers returned to Canada in 1968 to teach at the [[University of Winnipeg]]. It was during this period that he renewed an early interest in [[futurism]], particularly in regard to the [[computer]] and its possible impact on [[society]]. As a result of this reflection, in 1971 Rodgers [[self-published]] a [[book]]let on the subject titled ''Man in the Telesphere''. In this essay he described the emergence of an "electronic web" and observed, "The future system is a global society, expressing a [[kaleidoscope]] of tastes within a common [[ethic]], eschewing imposition serviced by a multi-directional web of computerized electronic technology and macro/micro [[transportation]]; living in a milieu where centers cease to be primarily physical locations; governed by a structure passing to decentralized unity; and unfolding as a transcendental [[organism]] dialectically both collectivist and individualistic in capacity."<ref>[http://www.vcn.bc.ca/web-prophet/6-1.htm Raymond S. Rodgers, ''Man in the Telesphere'', online transcript, accessed 9 July 2008]</ref>


Among Rodgers’ other futurist works was an essay on “transcending the [[food cycle]]” in which, according to one author, “He suggested that humanity - perhaps more 'easily' in the future on locations other than the surface of Earth — deliberately seek to transcend the food chain and directly manufacture [[nutrition]] from [[inert]] materials, for [[meta-ethics|meta-ethical]] reasons.” Rodgers argued that “[[Life]] as we know it . . . is predicated on a system — the food chain — in which [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s [[murder]] one another. Murdering living [[vegetation]] is as much a form of predation as any other. . . .”<ref>[http://www.vcn.bc.ca/web-prophet/trans.htm Raymond S. Rodgers, Essay on Transcending the Food Chain, online transcript, accessed 9 July 2008]</ref>
Among Rodgers' other futurist works was an essay on "transcending the [[food cycle]]" in which, according to one author, "He suggested that humanity - perhaps more 'easily' in the future on locations other than the surface of Earth — deliberately seek to transcend the food chain and directly manufacture [[nutrition]] from inert materials, for [[meta-ethics|meta-ethical]] reasons." Rodgers argued that "[[Life]] as we know it . . . is predicated on a system — the food chain — in which [[plant]]s and [[animal]]s [[murder]] one another. Murdering living [[vegetation]] is as much a form of predation as any other. . . ."<ref>[http://www.vcn.bc.ca/web-prophet/trans.htm Raymond S. Rodgers, Essay on Transcending the Food Chain, online transcript, accessed 9 July 2008]</ref>


==Controversy==
==Controversy==


In his later years, Rodgers served as [[President#Non-governmental_presidents|president]] of [[Vancouver University Worldwide]]<ref name="aaua.org">[http://www.aaua.org/about/rodgers.html Raymond Rodgers Obituary at American Association of University Administrators Web site]</ref> — described on its web site as “a consortium of globally located public and private institutions”<ref>[http://www.vancouveruniversity.ca/welcome.html Vancouver University Worldwide Web site]</ref> — which in 2007 was ordered by the [[British Columbia]] [[Supreme Court of British Columbia|Supreme Court]] “to stop granting degrees in B.C.” because the school was “breaking the province's Degree Authorization Act by offering degrees without permission.”<ref>[http://www.macleans.ca/education/universities/article.jsp?content=20070511_131123_12988 Erin Millar, "Vancouver University Worldwide Ordered to Stop Granting Degrees," Maclean's, 11 May 2007, accessed 9 July 2008]</ref> Rodgers responded by stating “We don’t conduct degree programs in B.C. . . . . The degrees are printed in other jurisdictions and signed outside of B.C. and have been for some time.”
In his later years, Rodgers served as [[University president|president]] of [[Vancouver University Worldwide]]<ref name="aaua.org">[http://www.aaua.org/about/rodgers.html Raymond Rodgers Obituary at American Association of University Administrators Web site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515084652/http://aaua.org/about/rodgers.html |date=2008-05-15 }}</ref> — described on its web site as "a consortium of globally located public and private institutions"<ref>[http://www.vancouveruniversity.ca/welcome.html Vancouver University Worldwide Web site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060720111014/http://www.vancouveruniversity.ca/welcome.html |date=2006-07-20 }}</ref> — which in 2007 was ordered by the [[British Columbia]] [[Supreme Court of British Columbia|Supreme Court]] "to stop granting degrees in B.C." because the school was "breaking the province's Degree Authorization Act by offering degrees without permission."<ref>[http://www.macleans.ca/education/universities/article.jsp?content=20070511_131123_12988 Erin Millar, "Vancouver University Worldwide Ordered to Stop Granting Degrees," Maclean's, 11 May 2007, accessed 9 July 2008]</ref> Rodgers responded by stating "We don't conduct degree programs in B.C. . . . . The degrees are printed in other jurisdictions and signed outside of B.C. and have been for some time."


== Personal life ==
Rodgers died in the midst of this controversy on June 5, 2007.<ref name="aaua.org"/>
Rodgers died in the midst of this controversy on June 5, 2007.<ref name="aaua.org"/>


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Latest revision as of 05:46, 6 April 2024

Raymond Spencer Rodgers
Born1935
Died5 June 2007 (aged 71–72)
Academic background
Alma materSchool of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Academic work
DisciplineFuturology
InstitutionsUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette

Raymond Spencer Rodgers (1935–2007) was a British-born American educator and futurist who spent most of his adult life in Canada.

Education and early career

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Born in 1935, Rodgers held a master's degree in International Affairs and a doctorate in Public Law and Government from Columbia University.[1] In 1966 he accepted a teaching position at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette), where he became interested in saving the Cajun French dialect from extinction — an eminent threat by the second half of the twentieth century. "Louisiana should fight to preserve the French language," he noted. "But unless the fight starts now . . . all is lost." Rodgers called for closer ties between south Louisiana and French Canada, and was appointed by Louisiana governor John McKeithen to map out the Quebec-Louisiana Cultural Agreement, which arranged for artistic, educational, and economic exchanges between the two regions. Rodgers was an original member of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL), having been appointed to the organization by its first president, former Louisiana congressman Jimmy Domengeaux.[2]

Rodgers as futurist

[edit]

Rodgers returned to Canada in 1968 to teach at the University of Winnipeg. It was during this period that he renewed an early interest in futurism, particularly in regard to the computer and its possible impact on society. As a result of this reflection, in 1971 Rodgers self-published a booklet on the subject titled Man in the Telesphere. In this essay he described the emergence of an "electronic web" and observed, "The future system is a global society, expressing a kaleidoscope of tastes within a common ethic, eschewing imposition serviced by a multi-directional web of computerized electronic technology and macro/micro transportation; living in a milieu where centers cease to be primarily physical locations; governed by a structure passing to decentralized unity; and unfolding as a transcendental organism dialectically both collectivist and individualistic in capacity."[3]

Among Rodgers' other futurist works was an essay on "transcending the food cycle" in which, according to one author, "He suggested that humanity - perhaps more 'easily' in the future on locations other than the surface of Earth — deliberately seek to transcend the food chain and directly manufacture nutrition from inert materials, for meta-ethical reasons." Rodgers argued that "Life as we know it . . . is predicated on a system — the food chain — in which plants and animals murder one another. Murdering living vegetation is as much a form of predation as any other. . . ."[4]

Controversy

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In his later years, Rodgers served as president of Vancouver University Worldwide[5] — described on its web site as "a consortium of globally located public and private institutions"[6] — which in 2007 was ordered by the British Columbia Supreme Court "to stop granting degrees in B.C." because the school was "breaking the province's Degree Authorization Act by offering degrees without permission."[7] Rodgers responded by stating "We don't conduct degree programs in B.C. . . . . The degrees are printed in other jurisdictions and signed outside of B.C. and have been for some time."

Personal life

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Rodgers died in the midst of this controversy on June 5, 2007.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Shane K. Bernard, The Cajuns: Americanization of a People (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003), p. 88.
  2. ^ Shane K. Bernard, The Cajuns: Americanization of a People (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2003), p. 88-90, 98-99.
  3. ^ Raymond S. Rodgers, Man in the Telesphere, online transcript, accessed 9 July 2008
  4. ^ Raymond S. Rodgers, Essay on Transcending the Food Chain, online transcript, accessed 9 July 2008
  5. ^ a b Raymond Rodgers Obituary at American Association of University Administrators Web site Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Vancouver University Worldwide Web site Archived 2006-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Erin Millar, "Vancouver University Worldwide Ordered to Stop Granting Degrees," Maclean's, 11 May 2007, accessed 9 July 2008
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