University Wind Sinfonietta, July 21, 1964

Concert program for University Wind Sinfonietta, July 21, 1964

University Concert Band, December 6, 1964

Concert program for University Concert Band, December 6, 1964

University Choir, Brass Choir and Madrigal Singers, April 17, 1962

Concert program for University Choir, Brass Choir and Madrigal Singers, April 17, 1962

The University Symphony Orchestra, January 26, 1982

Concert program for The University Symphony Orchestra, January 26, 1982

The University Band March 6, 1966

Concert program for The University Band March 6, 1966

The University Singers and The University Evening Chorus March 1, 1966

Concert program for The University Singers and the University Evening Chorus March 1, 1966

The University Wind Sinfonietta, February 18, 1966

Concert program for The University Wind Sinfonietta, February 18, 1966

The University Sinfonietta, February 15, 1966

Concert Program for The University Sinfonietta, February 15, 1966

The University Symphony Orchestra, January 28, 1966

Concert Program for The University Symphony Orchestra, January 28, 1966

The University Wind Sinfonietta, May 17, 1967

Concert program for The University Wind Sinfonietta, May 17, 1967

The University Symphony Orchestra, March 10, 1967

Concert program for The University Symphony Orchestra, March 10, 1967

Concerto Concert with Members of the University Symphony Orchestra, May 14, 1969

Concert program for Concerto Concert with members of the University Symphony Orchestra, May 14, 1969

The University Wind Sinfonietta and University Percussion Ensemble December 9, 1973

Concert program for University Wind Sinfonietta and University Percussion Ensemble, Dec. 9, 1973

University Chorale Talent Show February 10, 2007

Concert Program for University Chorale Talent Show February 10, 2007

Less Cambridge, more York: Leavis's later ideas about the university

Leavis’s name is synonymous with a resolutely negative verdict on mass higher education: he went on record as saying ‘There’s no redeeming the democratic mass university’ (The Living Principle, p. 7). What relevance then does Leavis have for the majority of us involved in a system of widening participation, whether as students, researchers, teachers, managers or other stakeholders? The key to answering these questions in a productive way lies in our understanding of Leavis’s time at York. It is the work of this period that opens a dialogue between Leavis and contemporary debate on higher education. Appreciating Leavis’s later and currently more neglected work undertaken at York gives pointers to ways in which he can begin to be a meaningful presence again in relation to our thinking about the ‘democratic mass university’.