Questions tagged [academic-history]
Regarding inquiries into the evolution and development of academia as an institution from a historical perspective.
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PhD public defense mode before PowerPoint or QuickTime was invented
Related to this question but not exactly same: When PowerPoint or QuickTime was not invented, how did PhD students deliver their defense lecture?
Did they draw 200+ OHP sheets by hand for an hour-long ...
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How would researchers keep up with their colleague's work before Google scholar and internet? [duplicate]
Silly question, but got curious about it. 40 years ago, how could you look up all the papers that came out from a particular group?
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Is there a term for the recognized neglect of specific research groups?
In the fields of medicine, sociology and history, sometimes certain demographics will not be given attention by researchers largely due to social and political circumstances and/or the difficulty in ...
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Were there consequences for the reviewers or editors of Andrew Wakefield's MMR/Autism paper? [closed]
Did the reviewers of Andrew Wakefield's MMR/Autism paper suffer any consequences (for not being thorough enough)? What about the editor(s) of the Lancet?
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1960s Stylesheet/Format for working Physics problems
One of my Physics professors once mentioned that he took a semester-long Physics class that was all about formatting work in the correct way: The problems were done on graph/grid paper, and all of the ...
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Has the Journal of Fluid Mechanics really published more than 800 volumes?
I currently want to cite this article from the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, but what strikes me is the high volume number (879). To what I have found:
the volume number refers to the number of years a ...
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How prevalent are popular criticisms of academia? [closed]
I have seen this video by a very popular science communicator (Sabine Hossenfelder) shared around the academic community criticizing aspects of the academic industry and why they left:
https://www....
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What did teachers write on before the invention of the chalkboard?
I read that the chalkboard was invented in the 19th century in the UK. What did teachers write on before the invention of the chalkboard?
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What are the backgrounds of founders of universities?
Universities have histories behind them. Some are public, others are private.
Some are founded by the state, some by political figures in their capacity as public officials or private capacity (for ...
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How did/does the Greek-letter grading system (formerly?) used at Oxford and Cambridge work?
Does anyone have any information about the alpha-beta-gamma marking system?
What are/were the criteria for the different grades and how were these then collated into degree-class marks?
Is this system ...
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Where do i find trusted scholarly articles for historical events
As a new hobby, I am wanting to read more and stick to the facts only.
I recently became interested in the public education system and many sites and YouTube videos claim that the modern American ...
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What is the socio-economic argument or historical basis for university professors and staff being paid by the state?
In ancient Greece, it was generally accepted that philosophers and teachers like Socrates did their work out of love of wisdom. If they were paid at all, it was by private parties and not by the state....
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Are there studies of malpractices in Academia resulting from "publish or perish" policies?
Are there studies of "bad academic practices" in general, and documenting in particular whether or not the prevalence of such practices increases in institutions or communities with an ...
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When did lecturers and teachers stop wearing academic gowns regularly?
In the English-speaking world, around when did academic gowns fall out of favour as everyday wear for lecturers and teachers?
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Did exams exist in universities in medieval times?
I'm not really sure if this is the right place for a question like this - but it seems the closest.
I was reading about exams on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exam
It makes it seem that the ...
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Are there any standards for course prefixes?
In various universities I've looked at, there are some course prefixes that seem common, e.g.:
CSC: Computer Science
BIO: Biology
MTH and MAT: Mathematics
I have also seen four-character prefixes, ...
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How should I approach my academic dishonesty in graduate study application?
In my junior year I was caught cheating. I took in extra papers in an exam and tried to look up information on them (honestly, this was deliberate cheating). I have received the following sanctions:
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After what George was Georgetown University named? [closed]
After what George was Georgetown University named? Or was it named that because of where it is located?
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What does the phrase "loci citati" mean in citations?
In this 1929 paper by Stone, the 3rd citation is given as
J. Von Neumann, loci citati; and an unpublished paper which is to appear in Mathematische Annalen, cf. Göttinger Nachrichten, 1927, pp. 1-55, ...
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How did US Dartmouth get named after the British officer school? [closed]
I always thought that Dartmouth was the British version of Westpoint. The British officer training school, but now in my googling it seems Google assumes I'm searching for the US university. I was ...
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Historical accuracy of trends/number of publications on keywords using Google Scholar?
Following this question on SE Academia: Easy way to see historical trend in keywords in publications?, I'm using Google Scholar and the linked script (https://github.com/Pold87/academic-keyword-...
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If the professor says positive things about me, what are my chances of getting into the history graduate program? [closed]
I was just wondering from those who are knowledgeable about the history graduate school process — how much say do history professors have in accepting students to the program? I know they have some ...
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Did mathematicians of the 19th century apply for grant money?
What was the funding structure of pure math research before NSF grants and other modern government or private financial aid? In the recent past in North America and Western Europe (say, 100-200 years ...
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Why did some US universities require writing a translation to get a PhD?
My impression is that some US universities at one time required producing a translation of a non-English language article in order to receive a PhD. As far as I am aware, this practice started before ...
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How were scientific plots made in the 1960s?
I've been going over a few papers from the '60s, broadly in physics sub-disciplines. The image below from 1963 shows a very typical style of plot which I've come across frequently.
I'm guessing this ...
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