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Rudolph H. Weingartner
Rudolph Herbert Weingartner (February 12, 1927 – November 16, 2020) was an American philosopher and academic administrator. He served as provost of the University of Pittsburgh and dean of Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Biography Weingartner was born on February 12, 1927, in Heidelberg, Germany, and came to the United States at the age of 12 with his parents. His family settled in New York City, and Weingartner attended Brooklyn Technical High School before serving in the United States Navy in 1945, serving in the Pacific Theater following the surrender of Japan. He then received his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Columbia University. He began his academic career at San Francisco State University and then served as chairman of the philosophy department at Vassar College. He then became a full-time administrator, serving as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University for 13 years. He was provost of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the university's central administration and around 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The 132-acre Pittsburgh campus includes various historic buildings that are part of the Schenley Farms Historic District, most notably its 42-story Gothic revival centerpiece, the Cathedral of Learning. Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It is the second-largest non-government employer in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Pitt traces its roots to the Pittsburgh Academy founded by Hugh Henry Brackenridge in 1787. While the city was still on the edge of the American frontier at the time, Pittsburgh's rapid growth meant that a proper university was so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwestern University Weinberg College Of Arts And Sciences
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Chartered by the Illinois General Assembly in 1851, Northwestern was established to serve the former Northwest Territory. The university was initially affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church but later became non-sectarian. By 1900, the university was the third largest university in the United States. In 1896, Northwestern became a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, and joined the Association of American Universities as an early member in 1917. The university is composed of eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, which include the Kellogg School of Management, the Pritzker School of Law, the Feinberg School of Medicine, the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the Bienen School of Music, the McCormick School of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
