Berlin, The Mother of All Research Universities 1860-1918

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By by Charles E. McClelland ’62

Published March 12, 2021

 Berlin, The Mother of All Research Universities is the first major re-examination in English of the rise of the world’s pioneer modern research university. It presents an authoritative history of science, scholarship, and education to address the future of research universities.

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PAW's July/August 2025 issue cover, featuring a photo of people dressed in orange and black, marching in the P-rade, and the headline: Reunions, Back in Orange & Black.
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On the cover: Wilton Virgo ’00 and his classmates celebrate during the P-rade.