Episode #34: Gaudeamus Itigur–Universities and Academics

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English - July 04, 2021 21:43 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB
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Synopsis We’ve just spent the month of June watching innumerable students progress across the stage in their long gowns. Where does the tradition of wearing black robes, mortarboards, and stoles/hoods as academic regalia come from? Hint: it’s the Middle Ages! Join Em and Jesse as we discuss the origins of universities (and some of the …

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