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Post by LesTele on Feb 2, 2020 10:16:50 GMT -5
I decided to buy some merch from the university where I studied law as an undergraduate. One of the items was a t-shirt that bears the name of the university together with “EST 1495”.
My postgraduate studies were in Glasgow which was established in 1451.
Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews were earlier.
Columbus sailed the ocean blue three years before a bishop founded the University of Aberdeen.
That blows my mind a wee bit.
I thought I would share and ask about members’ thoughts on venerable institutions they have experienced.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Feb 2, 2020 10:43:30 GMT -5
That’s pretty cool.
My college was founded in 1883, just a baby in comparison.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Feb 2, 2020 11:44:47 GMT -5
Mine was 1855. I'm still a teenager compared to you!
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JDC
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Post by JDC on Feb 2, 2020 23:41:23 GMT -5
Mine was EST 1891.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Feb 3, 2020 2:10:08 GMT -5
I have an old sweatshirt that has James Madson University printed across the front in big purple letters, given to me by a gal I once dated who got her law degree there.
I still occasionally wear it, and sometimes a stranger will ask when I went to the school.
I usually reply, "I think it was a Wednesday."
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Post by twangmeister on Feb 3, 2020 19:02:32 GMT -5
1866, 1890. 1922, 1847. None of them were particularly old. I only graduated from the last three.
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Post by Davywhizz on Feb 4, 2020 18:15:18 GMT -5
I was an Oxford postgraduate, a very privileged existence. There is no definitive date for the foundation of the university, most probably late 12th Century, though there was teaching going on earlier. The individual colleges which now make up the university have clearer dates of origin, starting in 1249. My college, Jesus, is a relatively new one (1571). They keep sending me information about the 450th anniversary celebrations next year. Most of the colleges are hugely wealthy, having acquired land and other real estate over the centuries, but it doesn't always translate into cash flow.
I loved all the traditions, even having to wear a black suit and shoes, white shirt, white bow tie and academic gown for all exams.
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