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History and Overview of the Land Grant College System
History and Overview of the Land Grant College System
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The Second Morrill Act, which provided for annual appropriations to each state to support its land grant college, was passed by Congress in 1890. In addition to appropriating funding, the Second Morrill Act also forbade racial discrimination in admissions policiesforcolleges receiving thesefederal funds.
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, and the interest of which shall be inviolably appropriated, by each State which may take and claim the benefit of this act, to the endowment, support,and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including militarytactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agricu Iture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe,' in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
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The tions of the 1862 and 1890 land colleges acquired a research function in 1887 through the Hatch Act, which recognized grant colleges and universities in the contiguous United States the need for original I research to underpin the teaching of agricu Iture and help develop Alaska, and Hawaii. Notshown agricultural innovations.
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The 1977 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act (the 1977 farm bill) instituted formula funds for research at 1890 colleges, formula funds for research programs in animal health, and a new competitive grants program to be administered by USDA but open to all scientists in and outside of the land grant system.
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Other forestry and vet- research, and both have access to animal health research funds administered by USDA. erinarymedicineprograms are Many veterinary medicine students receive their prior training in animal science subunits of co//eges of agricu/- departments at colleges of agriculture.
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Future Directions for Veterinary Medicine. Durham, N.C.: Duke University, Pew National Veterinary Education Program, 1989.
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