A university’s motto can say a lot about the school. It’s a mission statement created at the institution's inception meant to guide the school’s journey through the ages. For years, universities have incorporated the word “Light” in their mottos to signify the enlightenment that one attains through education and literacy. Through education, one of the best gifts you can give yourself is discovering the light within you. Light is one of the oldest and most meaningful symbols found in cultures and religions worldwide. In Hinduism, light has a special significance, especially during Diwali or the 'Festival of Lights when the triumph of light over darkness is celebrated with lamps and fireworks.
On this auspicious festival of lights, here is the significance of “light” in higher education with regard to universities’ mottos.
CANADA
Laurentian University
Motto: “Emitte Lucem Et Veritatem”
Language: Latin
English Translation: Send forth thy light and thy truth
St. Mary's University College, Calgary
University of Lethbridge
University of Victoria
University of Winnipeg
INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Motto: तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (tamaso mā jyotirgamaya)
Language: Sanskrit
English Translation: Lead me from darkness to light
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
National Institute of Technology Calicut
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
United Kingdom
University of Bradford
Motto: Give invention light
Language: English
University of Cambridge
Cranfield University
University of Exeter
Graduate College, Lancaster
University of Oxford
United States
Ana G. Méndez University
Motto: Studium ral lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light of enlightenment
Alfred University
Amherst College
Angelo State University
Barton College
University of California
Case Western Reserve University
The Catholic University of America
Chowan University
Colby College
University of Colorado
Columbia University
Franklin & Marshall College
University of Great Falls
Indiana University
Johnson C. Smith University
University of Mary
Morehead State University
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Northeastern University
Ohio Wesleyan University
University of Richmond
Sonoma State University
Stonehill College
Texas Woman's University
Tufts University
Valparaiso University
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yale University
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