The concept of federal support for agricultural and technical educational institutions in every state first rose to national attention through the efforts of Jonathan Baldwin … See more

The mission of the land-grant universities was expanded by the Hatch Act of 1887, which provided federal funds to states to establish a series of agricultural experiment stations under the direction of each state's land-grant college, as well as pass along new … See more

In the early 21st century, a growing number of land-grant universities have placed land acknowledgment statements on their websites in recognition of the fact that their institutions occupy lands that were once traditional territories of Native American peoples. … See more

• The Morrill Act of 1862
• The Hatch Act of 1887
• The second Morrill Act of 1890
• The Adams Act – 1906
• The Nelson Act – 1907 See more

While today's land-grant universities were initially known as land-grant colleges, only a few of the more than 70 institutions that developed from the … See more

Land-grant universities are not to be confused with sea grant colleges (a program instituted in 1966), space grant colleges (instituted … See more

• Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
• College Lands, in Ohio
• List of land-grant universities
• Manual labor college See more