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The '''Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship''', commonly called just the '''Ronin Institute''', was an independent scholarly research institute located in [[Montclair, New Jersey]], United States. The institute was dedicated to multidisciplinary study of science and the humanities and supports the work of [[independent scientist]]s and [[scholars]].<ref name=BG>Keith O'Brien, [https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/05/26/new-idea-for-unemployed-academics/UUZOGe1KNWvUXDl7Yae1IL/story.html "The Ronin Institute for Wayward Academics"], ''Boston Globe'', May 27, 2012</ref> | The '''Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship''', commonly called just the '''Ronin Institute''', was an independent scholarly research institute located in [[Montclair, New Jersey]], United States. The institute was dedicated to multidisciplinary study of science and the humanities and supports the work of [[independent scientist]]s and [[scholars]].<ref name=BG>Keith O'Brien, [https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/05/26/new-idea-for-unemployed-academics/UUZOGe1KNWvUXDl7Yae1IL/story.html "The Ronin Institute for Wayward Academics"], ''Boston Globe'', May 27, 2012</ref> | ||
The institute consisted of research scholars from a range of fields and disciplines, such as [[computational economics]], [[high energy physics]], [[earth sciences]], [[theology]], [[law]], [[history]] and [[philosophy]].<ref name=Wired/> The majority were independent, while others hold [[Academic personnel|faculty appointments]] at traditional universities. The institute meets regularly for seminars, conferences, and grants management.<ref name=Ronin/> | The institute consisted of research scholars from a range of fields and disciplines, such as [[computational economics]], [[high energy physics]], [[earth sciences]], [[theology]], [[law]], [[history]] and [[philosophy]].<ref name=Wired/> The majority were independent, while others hold [[Academic personnel|faculty appointments]] at traditional universities. The institute meets regularly for seminars, conferences, and grants management.<ref name=Ronin/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 29 October 2025
Template:Short description Template:Infobox university The Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship, commonly called just the Ronin Institute, was an independent scholarly research institute located in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. The institute was dedicated to multidisciplinary study of science and the humanities and supports the work of independent scientists and scholars.[1]
The institute consisted of research scholars from a range of fields and disciplines, such as computational economics, high energy physics, earth sciences, theology, law, history and philosophy.[2] The majority were independent, while others hold faculty appointments at traditional universities. The institute meets regularly for seminars, conferences, and grants management.[3]
History
In 2012, Jon F. Wilkins, an evolutionary biologist, and former member of the Harvard Society of Fellows and Santa Fe Institute, founded the Ronin Institute in New Jersey. The institute's original mission was to aggregate "fractional scholarship" happening outside the academy by creating a new model to support independent researchers.[2]
According to its official mission, the institute remains "devoted to facilitating and promoting scholarly research outside traditional academic research institutions"[3] and providing an alternative to the traditional academic career path and tenure track appointments.[1]
The name "Ronin" derives from the legend of Rōnin: samurais who broke with the code of feudal Japan by refusing to commit suicide upon the deaths of their masters. According to Wilkins, the metaphor is analogous to scholars who leave the academy, but continue to pursue scholarly research: Template:Quote
As of 2024 the Ronin Institute is "no longer in operation and has officially closed its doors".[4] A new Ronin Institute was incorporated in California in 2025 under a different board.
Organization
The institute was governed by a board of directors with grants and financial administration and a community-level advisory board. Each member of the advisory board led a working group that focused on one essential aspect of the community: governance, communications, events, infrastructure, membership, and research.[3]
The institute had a single academic rank, the "Research Scholar", to create a more egalitarian structure. Research Scholars met virtually and in-person, with researchers from 33 countries.[2]
Notable scholars
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- Lee Altenberg, evolutionary theory
- Laurel Haak, research policy
- Arkadiusz Jadczyk, quantum theory[5]
- Kristina Killgrove, biological anthropology
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keith O'Brien, "The Ronin Institute for Wayward Academics", Boston Globe, May 27, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Samuel Arbesman, "The Rise of Fractional Scholarship and the Ronin Institute", Wired.com, May 1, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ronin Institute, Mission, Organizational Website, accessed September 2020
- ↑ name=Ronin<Ronin Institute, [1]
- ↑ "Arkadiusz Jadczyk – Ronin Institute". https://ronininstitute.org/research-scholars/arkadiusz-jadczyk/.