Lingnan University

The university was originally founded in 1888 by Andrew Happer at the request of the American Presbyterian Mission in Canton with the goal of providing a non-denominational Christian education. The university split, relocated, and was separately incorporated several times during its existence. It moved to Macau, then a Portuguese colony, in 1900 to escape the repressive measures implemented by the ruling Qing dynasty of China. In 1903, the Chinese name was changed to Lingnan Academy ({{lang-zh|labels=no|t=嶺南學堂|p=Lǐngnán Xuétáng}}) in Macau. It moved back to Canton in 1904.

In 1953, Lingnan University was incorporated into Chung Shan University (now Sun Yat-sen University).

In 1967, some members of the university who fled from China's Communist rule to Hong Kong founded the Lingnan College in Hong Kong to continue the spirit of the university.

In 1999, the college acquired university status and renamed as Lingnan University.{{cite book | title=港澳经济年鉴 | publisher=港澳经济年鉴社 | issue=v. 2002 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U1klAQAAMAAJ | language=zh | access-date=2024-11-03 | page=615}}{{cite web|title=History and Development - Lingnan University|url=https://www.ln.edu.hk/about-lu/milestones-and-history/history-and-department|publisher=Lingnan University|access-date=3 November 2024}}

Lingnan's research in humanities, social sciences and business were classified as "World Leading" (4-star) and "Internationally Excellent" (3-star) in the Research Assessment Exercise 2020, conducted by the University Grants Committee using international benchmarks to identity the areas of relative strengths of the city's public universities. Lingnan came first or second among all public universities in terms of the percentage of "World Leading" research work in Accountancy, Sociology & Anthropology, Social Work & Social Policy, and Philosophy.{{Cite web |title=Lingnan University Corporate Brochure P.9 |url=https://www.ln.edu.hk/cpa/f/page/103317/307427/Corporate%20Brochure_PDF.pdf}}

• Department of Chinese
• Department of Cultural Studies
• Department of Digital Arts and Creative Industries
• Department of English
• Department of History
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Translation
• Centre for English and Additional Languages
• Chinese Language Education and Assessment Centre

• Undergraduate Programmes Office
• Taught Postgraduate Programmes Office
• Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies
• Department of Accountancy
• Department of Finance
• Department of Management
• Department of Marketing and International Business

• Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Economics
• Department of Government and International Affairs
• Department of Sociology and Social Policy

• Office of the Core Curriculum
• Science Unit
• Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit

• Division of Artificial Intelligence
• Division of Industrial Data Science
• LEO Dr David P. Chan Institute of Data Science

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• Senate of Business Administration Society of Lingnan University Students' Union
• Executive Committee of Business Administration Society of Lingnan University Students' Union

In July 2019, a widely circulated video showed Junius Ho shaking hands, giving thumbs-up to, and taking photos with the white-clad mob that attacked protestors and bystanders in the 2019 Yuen Long attack. Ho claimed that he was only passing by after dinner and was not involved in the attack, and that the mob supported his pro-police stances and asked for photos with him.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-22 |title=向白衣人豎姆指片段瘋傳　何君堯：我與打人事件絕無關係　只是晚飯後經過 |url=https://thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%90%91%E7%99%BD%E8%A1%A3%E4%BA%BA%E8%B1%8E%E5%A7%86%E6%8C%87%E7%89%87%E6%AE%B5%E7%98%8B%E5%82%B3-%E4%BD%95%E5%90%9B%E5%A0%AF-%E6%88%91%E8%88%87%E6%89%93%E4%BA%BA%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6%E7%B5%95%E7%84%A1%E9%97%9C%E4%BF%82-%E5%8F%AA%E6%98%AF%E6%99%9A%E9%A3%AF%E5%BE%8C%E7%B6%93%E9%81%8E/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210021007/https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%90%91%E7%99%BD%E8%A1%A3%E4%BA%BA%E8%B1%8E%E5%A7%86%E6%8C%87%E7%89%87%E6%AE%B5%E7%98%8B%E5%82%B3-%E4%BD%95%E5%90%9B%E5%A0%AF-%E6%88%91%E8%88%87%E6%89%93%E4%BA%BA%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6%E7%B5%95%E7%84%A1%E9%97%9C%E4%BF%82-%E5%8F%AA%E6%98%AF%E6%99%9A%E9%A3%AF%E5%BE%8C%E7%B6%93%E9%81%8E/ |archive-date=2020-02-10 |access-date=2019-11-10 |work=立場新聞 Stand News |language=zh-hk}}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-22 |title=何君堯稱與元朗白衣人打黑衣人事件絕對無任何關係 |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1469631-20190722.htm? |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326174129/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1469631-20190722.htm |archive-date=2020-03-26 |access-date=2019-11-10 |work=RTHK News |language=zh-hk}} As Ho was a member of the Council of Lingnan University, a number of student bodies and alumni associations made a joint declaration accusing him of hate speech over the years and condemning his support for the attackers, saying that it seriously affected the image of the university. They also requested Chief Executive Carrie Lam, then-Chancellor of the university, to dismiss Ho from the Council. Afterwards, the university issued a statement emphasising its respect for freedom of speech and that Ho's views did not represent the university.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-22 |title=嶺大學生校友聯署　促罷免何君堯校董職位　嶺大：其言論與校方無關 |url=https://thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%B6%BA%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E6%A0%A1%E5%8F%8B%E8%81%AF%E7%BD%B2-%E4%BF%83%E7%BD%B7%E5%85%8D%E4%BD%95%E5%90%9B%E5%A0%AF%E6%A0%A1%E8%91%A3%E8%81%B7%E4%BD%8D-%E5%B6%BA%E5%A4%A7-%E5%85%B6%E8%A8%80%E8%AB%96%E8%88%87%E6%A0%A1%E6%96%B9%E7%84%A1%E9%97%9C/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817031809/https://thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%B6%BA%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E7%94%9F%E6%A0%A1%E5%8F%8B%E8%81%AF%E7%BD%B2-%E4%BF%83%E7%BD%B7%E5%85%8D%E4%BD%95%E5%90%9B%E5%A0%AF%E6%A0%A1%E8%91%A3%E8%81%B7%E4%BD%8D-%E5%B6%BA%E5%A4%A7-%E5%85%B6%E8%A8%80%E8%AB%96%E8%88%87%E6%A0%A1%E6%96%B9%E7%84%A1%E9%97%9C/ |archive-date=2019-08-17 |access-date=2019-11-10 |work=立場新聞 Stand News |language=zh-hk}}{{Cite web |last=鄺曉斌 |date=2019-07-22 |title=【元朗黑夜】嶺大與何君堯割席：尊重言論自由 不代表校方立場 |url=https://www.hk01.com/社會新聞/354959/元朗黑夜-嶺大與何君堯割席-尊重言論自由-不代表校方立場 |access-date=2019-11-10 |work=香港01 |language=zh-HK}}

On the night of 24 December 2021, the university removed from campus a relief sculpture created by artist Chen Weiming and commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. The university said that it had "reviewed and assessed items on campus that may pose legal and safety risks to the University community" and had the relief "removed and stored appropriately... in the best interest of the University". Around the same time, the University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong also removed similar Tiananmen memorial monuments from their campuses. Chen said that "it is a major regret", and that the university authorities "acted like a thief in the night" and "were very scared that the removal of the monuments would spark public outcry".{{cite web |date=24 December 2021 |title=Two Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen artworks after Pillar of Shame dismantled |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/24/two-hong-kong-universities-remove-tiananmen-artworks-after-pillar-of-shame-dismantled |access-date=24 December 2021 |website=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |last=Chau |first=Candice |date=2021-12-24 |title=Two more Hong Kong universities tear down Tiananmen Massacre monuments in early hours of Fri |url=http://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/24/breaking-two-more-hong-kong-universities-tear-down-tiananmen-massacre-monuments-in-early-hours-of-fri/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Hong Kong Free Press |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2021-12-24 |title=Hong Kong universities remove more monuments marking Tiananmen |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59752089 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=BBC}}

In 2006, Lingnan University became the first local university to establish an Office of Service-Learning.{{cite web|url=https://www.ln.edu.hk/milestones |title=Lingnan University Milestones |publisher=Lingnan University |access-date=2017-08-12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/aboutus_background.php |title=Office of Service-Learning Lingnan University Milestones |publisher=Lingnan University|access-date=2017-08-12}}

From 2007 to 2013, the Office of Service-Learning and Lingnan University jointly organised the biennial 1st to 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning.{{cite web|title=1ST ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL PACIFIC REGIONAL PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFERENCE ON SERVICE- SERVICE-LEARNING |url=http://commons.ln.edu.hk/osl_conference/1st/ConferenceProgramme.pdf|website=Lingnan University|access-date=13 August 2017|language=en-us}}{{cite web|title=THE 6TH PAN-ASIAN INITIATIVE ON SERVICE-LEARNING & THE 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON SERVICE-LEARNING Crossing Borders, Making Connections: Service- Crossing Borders, Making Connections: Service-Learning in Diverse Communities Learning in Diverse Communities Learning in Diverse Communities Lingnan University, 2009 |url=http://commons.ln.edu.hk/osl_conference/2nd/conference_programme09.pdf|website=Lingnan University|access-date=13 August 2017|language=en-us}}{{cite web|title=The 3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service Learning: Make a Difference: Impacts of Service-Learning|url=http://commons.ln.edu.hk/osl_conference/3rd/|website=Lingnan University|access-date=9 August 2017|language=en-us|date=9 August 2017}}{{cite web|title=The 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning|url=https://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/conference2013/intropage.html|website=Lingnan University|access-date=9 August 2017|language=en-us|date=9 August 2017|archive-date=16 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216032631/http://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/conference2013/intropage.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=4th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning- Call for Award Submissions.|url=http://communityservicelearning.ca/4th-asia-pacific-regional-conference-on-service-learning-call-for-award-submissions/|website=Canadian Alliance for Community Service Learning|access-date=9 August 2017|language=en-us|date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809131016/http://communityservicelearning.ca/4th-asia-pacific-regional-conference-on-service-learning-call-for-award-submissions/|archive-date=9 August 2017|url-status=dead}}

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