Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act

education compared to other places in the world. No child was denied basic schooling, and the government was helping to fund higher education schools to open. The Morrill Act of 1862 said that the government was to provide public land to build higher-education schools on. These schools became known as land-grant colleges. One well-known land-grant university is Cornell. In addition to better education, America could offer immigrants better jobs than they previously had. During this time,…

Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm (Iowa State University History, 2006). With the first class of 26 students graduating in 1872, Iowa State was known for agriculture, engineering, extension, and home economics (Iowa State University History, 2006). In 1879 Iowa State opened the nation’s first state veterinary school of medicine (Iowa State University History, 2006). This school now has over 100 buildings and is proud of its rich history. It prides itself on being a land-grant…

Before I can begin the examination of the three handbooks, however, I need to provide an historical context in which the books were written, and it is to this that I now turn. HISTORICAL CONTEXT The nineteenth century saw many changes to daily American life with an increase in population, improved methods of transportation, developments in technology, and the rise in the importance of science. These events impacted all aspects of nineteenth century American life, most significantly those…

bolstered, sick clad, and undermanned armed force. In spite of the fact that the battle in the end fell into a stalemate at Petersburg, Virginia, Grant could stand to, as he expressed, "battle it out along this line in the event that it takes all late spring," while Lee proved…

Although Andrew Jackson received the majority of votes in the Electoral College, the race was too close, and according to the Twelfth Amendment, the House of Representatives was to decide. Adams was known to be ahead of his time, with ideas that were thought of as too creative and innovative. He was also unpopular among the citizens…

(Banks, 1994). This report lead to a Cooperative Extension system which encouraged the beginning of 4-H. 4-H began as a Sunday morning lesson, expressing rural life especially through World War II. The club met by “seeking the blessing of God upon the land, the seed, the cultivation of the earth, and the enrichment of home and community life.” 4-H soon became an organization surrounding youth development by encouraging younger students to practice skills to enhance their environment (Krug,…

she would carry out a list of tasks and tend to her children in order to be considered useful. In these times, man would never have entertained the thought of training her faculty with the tools gained from higher education; to send the woman to college was to waste their resources on an intellectually inferior creature. These beliefs pervaded the American popular opinion with little resistance up until the Age of Enlightenment. After the Revolutionary War, and even later with the Civil War, the…

America is often described as melting pot. However, I believe America is better described as a mosaic with the different people and different cultures meshing together but still maintaining their distinctness. Each group that makes up America has their own story to tell. Within the social foundations of American education, there is the plight of African Americans fighting to end the racial segregation of schools; Native Americans pushing back against the efforts to assimilate them, Catholics who…

to have a college education. Education has changed in the past few decades. In the past high school was a necessity, but now the same is happening to college. Nowadays a college education has become necessary for many careers. On average, a male high school dropout will earn $24,000 a year, while someone with a four-year degree will earn $52,000 and someone with an advanced degree will earn $67,000. Many students are struggling with college tuition, some even deciding not to attend college, or…

University Mission and Vision Statements PWIs can benefit from revising their mission and vision statements to include more concrete language about diversity and inclusion. A study conducted by Wilson, Meyer and McNeal (2011) noted that 35% of the 80 schools studied did not have a diversity statement and did not mention diversity in their mission. Of the schools that did mention diversity, only 19% addressed racial or ethnic diversity. Wilson et al. (2011) concluded that institutions that…