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How much do you know about Harvard? How much do you know about Harvard? Harvard Gazette

A collection of features and graduate profiles covers Harvard’s 375th Commencement and includes a quiz about the university’s history.

Higher education

fromianVisits

2 months ago

200 Years of UCL: A small exhibition packed with big discoveries

UCL's 200th anniversary exhibition showcases groundbreaking discoveries, historical artifacts, and uncomfortable scientific practices that reveal the university's evolution and founding as a secular institution.

fromMedievalists.net

3 months ago

Rules of a Medieval Library - Medievalists.net

When universities began to emerge in Europe during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, they soon became important centres of knowledge. Their libraries could hold hundreds of books, and many of the most valuable volumes were kept under close control - sometimes even chained to desks. We have few details about how medieval university libraries operated, but a revealing set of rubric headings survives from the University of Angers in western France.

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fromCornell Chronicle

11 months ago

Nearly 400 longtime staff celebrated at annual service recognition | Cornell Chronicle

"I never imagined I'd be at Cornell for 50 years, but the academic environment and focus on basic research kept me engaged," said Kaplan.