This is the first of two articles examining Alfred North Whitehead's notion of the rhythm of the university. Here, I concentrate on the rhythm of teaching and learning, the importance of academic freedom to an imaginative faculty, and the relationship between Whitehead's own pedagogy and his considerable administrative practice. My purpose is to show how his views enlarge our understanding of universities today.
University - the rhythm of romance - precision and generalization - concrete experience - imagination - abstract ideas - academic freedom - Whitehead's pedagogy and administrative style - zest - humour - seriousness - the unity of experience