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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall" -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Bonfire Muffin & Coffee
Guy Fawkes Night commemorates the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 with bonfires, fireworks and seasonal treats. A hot coffee served in a combustible paper cup adds a touch of irony to the festivities. At the University of Plymouth, bonfire muffins and coffee bring together English tradition, campus hospitality and fire safety.
For all the Saints – Sine Nomine
Ordinary Time in the Christian calendar reminds us that institutions are not built on extraordinary days like Christmas and Easter. They are built in the ordinary days between, through faithful repetition — and especially through acts of remembrance on Remembrance Sunday.
Abiit sed non oblitus | Iowa
Iowa's first co-educational institution of higher learning is the oldest of its type west of the Mississippi River. Its campus is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and was the first university in the United States to grant a degree to a woman. After nearly two centuries, the university closed permanently at the end of the 2022–23 academic year due to ongoing financial challenges.
Preparing Your Garden for Winter
Episode 10 of Victory Garden for Maine, a series for first-time vegetable gardeners.
Quadrivium: Autumn
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC.
Standards November: Libraries
"The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library." - Albert Einstein
Graduation, Dating, Engagements, Weddings, Births & Obituaries
Pairing young people with a lifetime bond may be the most enduring reason for educational settlements to exist; and one that has received subtle disregard by higher education administrators and marketers of the "college experience".
Current Issues & Recent Research
We are tooled up for the NFPA 2029 National Electrical Code and public release of the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code
Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”
Our Town is a 1938 metatheatrical three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder that tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written", the play remains popular today and revivals are frequent in all American educational settlements.