Dee College

Established in 1631, Dee College was founded alongside the Faculty of Folklore & the Occult by friends and contemporaries of the Elizabethan courtier and famed occultist, John Dee, so that there would always be an institution that encouraged and inspired people to study the great unexplained and irrational truths of the world. Its links with its namesake and the Faculty of Folklore & the Occult mean that Dee College has the largest concentration of academics researching the various disciplines that fall under the umbrella of the occult across Teliávus University and the College admits the largest cohort of Folklore & Occult undergraduate and postgraduate students each year.  
Its specialist subject area means that at various points, Dee College has come under pressure to change its academic focus, or even threatened with closure. Most notably both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the reigning Pope at the time of the College's foundation denounced Teliávus University for allowing such a institution to be formed under their auspices. Fortunately for Dee College, the University maintained its course and weathered the political storm, though it was by no means the only one Dee has faced throughout its history.  
The College's specialism also means that Dee is viewed as somewhat of an outsider by the other colleges that make up Teliávus University, with many of them not wanting to forge too strong a relationship with Dee, lest another scandal rock it and drag them in with it. Amongst the student body, however, Dee College is rather popular, with the College's lack social rules and well stocked bar making it popular destination for students from across the University to congregate, often to the displeasure of the residents of Harthill who live nearby.

Structure

Dee College is headed by a Master, who is the head of the college and who answers within the hierarchy of Teliávus University only to the Chancellor.
The Master heads up a council of all of the college's academics, known collectively as the Senior Common Room, who discuss college business and act as the overall decision making body.
In addition the Master has a non-academic body of staff who look after the financial and administrative life of the college, ensuring that everything is in good working order, so that the academics and students can focus on their studies.

Academic Focus

Dee College is named for John Dee, an Elizabethan courtier and an early scholar and practitioner of the Occult, and the college was founded in tandem with the Faculty of Folklore & the Occult to promote the study of not only the occult arts, but also the mysterious and unknown. As a result, the college has the largest concentration of students and academics amongst its constituency studying the Occult and its related disciplines. It is often joked that the Faculty of Folklore & the Occult is an extension of the College itself, given that over sixty percent of its academics are members of Dee College with over sixty percent of its academics also being Fellows of Dee.  
Despite the concentration of academics specialising in the study of Folklore and the Occult, there are no overwhelmingly large concentrations of faculty in any one area for it to be categorically stated that the College has an emphasis on one area of the field of Occultism or another. All manner of research has been undertaken in this area over the years, from the in depth investigation of the practicalities of so called magic, to the study of divination. 
Of course, like the vast majority of other colleges within Teliávus University, Dee College has other students studying other subjects and other academics working in different fields, but just over sixty percent of the college's student body are undertaking their studies within the field of folklore and the occult, with each of the other subjects offered individually representing only a small percentage of the total (see side bar).

Assets

Like all of the other colleges, Dee College also maintains its own library, for the private use of its students and academics. As well as the standard selection of core text books Dee College has a sizeable private collection of Rare Books, primarily relating to the subjects of Folklore and the Occult, that it has managed to acquire since the formation of the Theobauld Library where most of the books in its library were purchased by Teliávus University to furnish its new library. Many of these rare books are rumoured to have come from the famously prodigious library of John Dee himself.
As well as its main site on Francis Bacon Way, the college also owns an assortment of buildings throughout Harthill which are predominantly used as student accommodation, with the aim being to provide enough rooms on and off the central site for all students of Dee College, should they wish to take one.
Dee College also maintains a number of premises in cities across the world, principally in Europe and North America, which are referred to as Dee Lodges. The lodges act as satellite educational establishments for those wishing to learn more about the academic study of the occult, where their local university might not offer course material in this area. These lodges are also available for the use of academics and students of Dee College, free of charge, which allows members of the college to travel to many old and famous cities without having to worry about finding accommodation. 
The largest Dee Lodges can be found in Cairo, Hong Kong, London, New York, Vienna, Rome and San Francisco.

Dee College's Crest

Founding Date

1631

Type

Educational, University

Demonym

Deeites / Hermetics / Sorcerers

Parent Organization

Teliávus University

Location

Evansfarm

Head of College Title: Master

Academic Breakdown by Subject Area [%]

• Ancient Languages & Linguistics - 8%
• Celtic Studies - 6%
• Folklore & the Occult - 64%
• History - 10%
• Psychology - 5%
• Other - 7%

Student Breakdown by Subject Area [%]

• Ancient Languages & Linguistics - 10%
• Celtic Studies - 6%
• Folklore & the Occult - 61%
• History - 10%
• Psychology - 4%
• Other - 9%

Dee College is a co-educational college that accepts both male and female students, and unusually compared to the other co-educational colleges, their accommodation is not segregated into male and female staircases, with all of the students allowed to mingle freely with one another, wherever they would like. This policy often means that families of a certain social or moral stance discourage their sons and daughters from choosing to study at Dee College, as they view its policies as being improper and when combined with their subject specialism, downright vulgar.