Academic Latin
Latin has also survived to some extent in the context of classical scholarship. Some classical periodicals, like Mnemosyne or the German Hermes, to this day accept articles in Latin for publication.
Latin is used in most of the introductions to the critical editions of ancient authors in the Oxford Classical Texts series, and it is also nearly always used for the apparatus criticus of Ancient Greek and Latin texts.
The University Orator at the University of Cambridge makes a speech in Latin marking the achievements of each of the honorands at the annual Honorary Degree Congregations, as does the Public Orator at the Encaenia ceremony at the University of Oxford. Harvard and Princeton also have Latin Salutatory commencement addresses every year.
The Charles University in Prague and many other universities around the world conduct the awarding of their doctoral degrees in Latin.
In addition to the above, Brown, Sewanee and Bard College also hold in Latin a portion of their graduation ceremonies.
The famous hymn Gaudeamus igitur is acknowledged as the anthem of academia and is sung at university opening or graduation ceremonies throughout Europe.
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