My first posting on Rouse on Transformation was on November 5th, 2009 – more than 13 years ago. I am now a bit under one month into my 14th year. Last Monday was my 300th post, roughly once every two weeks, although the pandemic has given me time and motivation to post weekly – every […]
The first universities in Europe — University of Bologna (1088), University of Oxford (1096), University of Paris (1150), University of Modena (1175) — began as private corporations of teachers and their pupils. Soon they realized they needed protection against local city authorities. They petitioned secular power for privileges and this became the model for academia. […]
