Beginnings of State Universities
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Education
- Subcategories: Teaching, Teachers, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788)
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: 1785
Article abstract: The rise of public support for higher education made it available to a growing middle class.
Summary of Event
For most Americans, state universities may be defined as publicly supported and controlled non-sectarian, degree-granting institutions of higher learning, designed to discover, conserve, and disseminate knowledge. The concept, if not the realization, is at least as old as the Republic. In 1779 Thomas Jefferson proposed a comprehensive educational plan, part of which involved converting his alma mater, William and Mary College,...
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