Talk:Association of American Universities

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I only see 13 universities listed as having joined in 1900: Berkeley, Michigan, Wisconsin, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Stanford, Chicago, Penn, Yale, and Clark.

I think you're right, but the AAU webpage has 14 written all over it. I'll change it to thirteen and inquire. Madmaxmarchhare 07:01, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Ah.. CUA.. thanks to whoever added that one. I learn something new everyday Madmaxmarchhare 00:49, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Dartmouth

Dartmouth is missing, which surprizes me. Could that be the missing 14th school? Athaler 14:28, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Although Dartmouth is certainly a fine institution, it didn't grow up as a "research" university as close to the European sense as the other institutions in the AAU. As initially started, the AAU was to, in part, provide European research universities with a list of American schools that worked under somewhat the same philosophy. For awhile, some European universities took this to mean that only AAU members were true universities in the classical sense. The AAU stridently denied that, but, nonetheless kept their original mission. Hope that helps. Madmaxmarchhare 15:48, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] When and why did Catholic U. leave?

I can find references to Catholic University up to the year 2000 on the AAU's site, but no mention of when or why it left the association. --Beefyt 02:11, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

I would guess that it maybe was never a member. The linked references say they include "other institutions," not just AAU members. Other non-AAU members referenced include UCSF and the University of Cincinnati. Yill577 19:27, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Never mind. This reference explicitly states the Catholic University of America was present at the founding meeting. Yet it never again metions it. Yill577 19:41, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

The letterhead on this letter, dated April 23, 2002, contains the Catholic University of America. Yill577 19:45, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

There is a letter at the bottom of this document showing that CUA withdrew from the AAU on October 20, 2002. Yill577 20:00, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the legwork! Madmaxmarchhare 20:07, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] georgia tech

not a member? strange!!

It could very well be invited one of these days.. there were and are a lot of high-calibre universities that aren't in the list, and they seem to get around to them in time. Madmaxmarchhare 17:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

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