Land-grant universities and colleges

Savannah State University is a public historically black university the oldest public HBCU in Georgia. It is located in Savannah Georgia, and formerly known as, Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth, Georgia State College and Savannah State College. Savannah State University has been running 120 years it was established in November 26,1890 and contains a 173- acres campus ground. Their motto is, “Lux Et Veritas” which means Tradition Pride Progress. Their mission statement is, "to

learning now known as Alcorn State University has been devoted to the outstanding education of black students. Historically established for this purpose, however Alcorn has definitely struggled against many great odds. The new history of Alcorn shows the unrelenting love and support of its community and alumni as they face the challenges making major modifications to century-old traditions. Founded in 1871, Alcorn State University is the oldest historically black land-grant institution in the United States

Historically Black Colleges and Universities were established for African Americans during a time of strict segregation. During slavery, to keep African Americans afraid and submissive, White Americans had laws in place making it illegal for them to learn how to read and write. “For most of America’s history, African Americans who received a college education could only get it from an HBCU. Today, HBCUs remain one of the surest ways for an African American, or student of any race, to receive a

Williams Third Period 24 March 2017 Aggieland The University of Texas A&M, located in College Station, Texas, was founded in 1876. It is currently a research-intensive flagship, that is zealous to preparing its students for the challenges of tomorrow (1). Over the years, it has adapted toward researching solutions to problems facing humanity. After 140 years, the university continues to diverse, becoming one of the largest in the nation (1). The university specializes in, the engineering and agricultural

Everyone already knows that Iowa State University is one of the most beautiful campuses in America, but what makes this particular campus stand out? What is Iowa State’s highlight,the tip of the iceberg. What comes to mind is the Reiman Gardens because although it is a small part of Iowa State’s campus, it is part of something much larger and complex that is usually hidden from the crowd. As a matter of fact, I believe most people do not even know that the garden exists. To explain the value of the

COMPARISON AND CONTRAST BETWEEN HBCUs AND PWIs INTRODUCTION: There was discrimination between African Americans and Whites before the Civil War. At that time, Colleges and Universities were established only to educate Whites; only Whites went to Colleges and Universities. There was not any educational system for African Americans. After the civil war, to fill the educational gap between Whites and African Americans, HBCUs were established.

Redd from Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Making a Comeback, teachers in the 1800’s were white philanthropists. They were in southern states under auspices of the federal Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (commonly known as the Freedmen Bureau), black churches and white philanthropists. They help to establish several colleges, Howard University, Atlanta University, (Clark Atlanta) St. Augustine College (North Carolina) Fisk University (Tennessee) and Johnson C. Smith

Introduction and Purpose of the Paper Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were mostly founded shortly after slavery ended in the United States of America. Christopher Brown II and Trimika Yates (2005) stated HBCUs were “ established as formal education centers to educate freed blacks, these institutions began with curriculum that stressed basic reading and math, as well as agricultural and mechanical training.” From that time until the end of 1890 more that 200 schools arise throughout

Mr.Rogers Zakaria Jefferson May 14, 2015 ELA Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Famu is located in Tallahassee Florida is called famu because it is abbreviation for Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University it has a joint state with Florida state university the school was founded October,3,1887. The mission of the institution is land grant, advancement of knowledge, empowerment of citizen communities, student centered environment for students and professional levels of energy and local

University Of Tulsa History The University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, but was first founded in Muskogee, Oklahoma which is about an hour an ten minutes away from tulsa. It was in Indian territory to offer education to creek girls, In 1894 William Robert King of the Synod of Indian Territory asked the presbyterian board of home missions in new york city to evaluate the academy’s status and charter it as Henry Kendall College, To honor their late general secretary and devoted