A "Psalm" for Pittsburgh: How Town and Gown Built the Cathedral of Learning (1924–37) at the University of Pittsburg

Arris ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-45
Author(s):  
Mary R. Springer
Keyword(s):  
Town And Gown ◽  
The University

scholarly journals Special Issue Introduction: “…to tun de words roun an roun…”

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecille DePass
Keyword(s):  
Keynote Lecture ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Academic Conference ◽  
Dissertation Research ◽  
Town And Gown ◽  
The University

How can I express the feelings that aptly describe that ‘one a we’ has been invited to present a Keynote lecture for the SSHRC Congress at the University of Ottawa? This prestigious, national academic conference, annually, showcases some of the very best thinking and research in the country. The conference was once called:  “The Learneds Societies Conference”, at a time when the boundaries between ‘town and gown’ were firmly delimited.  This was the case, in the late 1980s, when I presented a summary of my dissertation research, at the Windsor conference in spring 1988.

Bridging the gap between town and gown: Local government expertise and the role of the university

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 1255-1288
Author(s):  
Richard P. Wang ◽  
F.David Levenbach ◽  
Jane McBride Gates
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Town And Gown ◽  
The University

scholarly journals The Great Dispersion of the University of Paris and the Rise of European Universities (1229-1231) = La gran dispersión de la Universidad de París y el surgimiento de las universidades europeas (1229-1231)

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Nathalie Gorochov
Keyword(s):  
European Universities ◽  
University Of Paris ◽  
Town And Gown ◽  
The University ◽  
Loire Valley

Abstract: After a violent “town and gown” conflict, the masters and students of Paris left the capetian capital during two years, between 1229 and 1231. Prosopographical data enable us to know that they had been dispersed to the Loire Valley, Picardy, Champagne, England, Italy and Spain. In these places, most of them continued to teach or to study, and their arrival fostered the development of scholarly centers such as Orléans or Palencia. The recent universities such as Oxford or Toulouse saw their populations increase suddenly with the arrival of Parisian clerks. Manuscripts and institutional models travelled with masters and students through Europe so that we can say that the Great dispersión of the University of Paris had important consequences on the rise of European universities.Keywords: University, Paris, Oxford, Orléans, Bologne, dispersion.Resumen: Después de un violento conflicto de “pueblo y toga”, los maestros y estudiantes de París abandonaron la capital de los Capetos durante dos años, entre 1229 y 1231. Los datos prosopográficos nos permiten saber que se dispersaron por el Valle del Loira, Picardía, Champaña, Inglaterra , Italia y España. En estos lugares, la mayoría de ellos continuó enseñando o estudiando, y su llegada fomentó el desarrollo de centros académicos como Orleans o Palencia. Universidades recientes como Oxford o Toulouse vieron su población aumentar repentinamente con la llegada de empleados parisinos. Manuscritos y modelos institucionales viajaron con maestros y estudiantes a través de Europa por lo que podemos decir que la gran dispersión de la Universidad de París tuvo importantes consecuencias en el surgimiento de las universidades europeas.Palabras clave: Universidad, París, Oxford, Orleans, Bolonia, dispersion.

Community Reading and Social Imagination

PMLA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 418-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bérubé ◽  
Hester Blum ◽  
Christopher Castiglia ◽  
Julia Spicher Kasdorf
Keyword(s):  
Community Building ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
English Department ◽  
Social Imagination ◽  
Democratic Deliberation ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Penn State ◽  
Town And Gown ◽  
The University ◽  
Individual Voice

As Members of the Penn State English Department, We Share Our Institution's Commitment to Bridging the Gap Between town and gown. As writers and teachers, we believe that reading is a powerful vehicle for community building, for democratic deliberation, and for imaginative reinvention of seeming inevitabilities. As friends who enjoy discussing ideas with one another, we believe that collaboration can allow for both individual voice and shared vision, can offer mutual instruction and delight. In our various ways, we have committed ourselves to reading and writing beyond the boundaries of the university. In this brief essay, we hope to share our experiences of community building, creativity, and democratic negotiation with readers of PMLA.

Beyond ‘Town and Gown’: The Role of the University in Small and Medium-Sized Cities

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Lazzeroni ◽  
Andrea Piccaluga
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Knowledge Spaces ◽  
The Status ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Town And Gown ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

In recent years, universities have become more active in performing new activities that have been added to those regarded as ‘traditional’. This trend has led to a number of changes, among which is a transformation of the status of universities in urban and regional contexts and, in particular, an increase in their impact on the development of medium-sized university cities. From a methodological point of view the contribution of universities to urban development can be analysed from three different perspectives: knowledge and economic; relational; and cultural. Starting from these points of view, this paper analyses three cases of European medium-sized university cities (Oxford, Leuven and Pisa), in which the presence of one or more universities represents an important asset not only for the construction and evolution of knowledge spaces but also for urban development as a whole, by leaving tangible and intangible ‘traces’, reinforcing the relationship between academia and local community and contributing to the identity of knowledge cities.

Proceedings of The Modern Language Association of America

PMLA ◽  
1935 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 1343-1343
Keyword(s):  
Modern Language Association ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Local Committee ◽  
Tuesday Morning ◽  
University Of Cincinnati ◽  
The University ◽  
Plaza Hotel

The fifty-second meeting of the Modern Language Associationof America was held, on the invitation of the University of Cincinnati, at Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 30 and 31, 1935, and January 1, 1936. The Association headquarters were in the Netherland Plaza Hotel, where all meetings were held except those of Tuesday morning and afternoon. These took place at the University of Cincinnati. Registration cards at headquarters were signed by about 900, though a considerably larger number of members were in attendance. The Local Committee estimated the attendance at not less than 1400. This Committee consisted of Professor Frank W. Chandler, Chairman; Professor Edwin H. Zeydel; Professor Phillip Ogden; Mr. John J. Rowe (for the Directors); and Mr. Joseph S. Graydon (for the Alumni).

Spectrophotometric reductions with an IBM 1620

1966 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 116-117
Author(s):  
P.-I. Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Astronomical Data ◽  
Spectrophotometric Data ◽  
Electronic Computers ◽  
The University ◽  
Near Future

Nowadays more and more of the reductions of astronomical data are made with electronic computers. As we in Uppsala have an IBM 1620 at the University, we have taken it to our help with reductions of spectrophotometric data. Here I will briefly explain how we use it now and how we want to use it in the near future.

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