The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1998 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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The land - grant colleges are U.S. institutions of higher education established under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862 or financed to some extent by this and related federal laws . This legislation granted to each state 30,000 ...
The land - grant colleges are U.S. institutions of higher education established under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862 or financed to some extent by this and related federal laws . This legislation granted to each state 30,000 ...
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Meanwhile , the established colleges began to offer alternate programs emphasizing scientific training . Harvard and Yale established such schools in 1847 , and in 1851 the Chandler School of Science and Arts was instituted at Dartmouth ...
Meanwhile , the established colleges began to offer alternate programs emphasizing scientific training . Harvard and Yale established such schools in 1847 , and in 1851 the Chandler School of Science and Arts was instituted at Dartmouth ...
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With the founding of Johns Hopkins in 1876 the first true university was established in the United States . Within a few years the university as an institution began a rapid rise to its present position of leadership in American higher ...
With the founding of Johns Hopkins in 1876 the first true university was established in the United States . Within a few years the university as an institution began a rapid rise to its present position of leadership in American higher ...
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