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    Should Maple Woods invest on adding a horticulture building on campus? If Maple Woods were to put horticulture on campus more students would have more enjoyment on campus because, instead of the student sitting at a desk, they will be outside working with their hands. Students would also be influenced to joining horticulture careers because, Once students witness what it 's like to grow foods they will learn to love growing plants.The horticulture business is in high demand for jobs, which will help

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    A lot of scenarios happened after Spindletop found so much oil. University of Texas got a 2 million acre land grant. Divorce rates skyrocketed. New jobs opened up. Oil also created a new town Wink, which had the best football team. But some of these aren’t as important as the 2 million acre land grant. The land grant was the most important thing that happened because of oil. The University of Texas got 1 million acres of land, and later on got another million. When all of the oil was found it

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    New Mexico State University New Mexico State University, which is referred to as either NMSU or New Mexico State, is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the state. This land-grant, research university was created in the late 1890s and is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The main campus is 900 acres and enroll over 15,000 students every year. There are satellite campuses in the cities of Grants, Carlsbad, Alamogordo and Dona Ana. There are also research centers in various locations

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    from England with a charter that was granted by King George the IV for a college that would run similar to a university to open in Upper Canada. The college was to be called King’s College (later changed to the University of Toronto). Strachen was granted an endowment of 226 000 acres of land that was to be sold in order to obtain the necessary finances to open and run the university and was provided with a public funded grant of £1000.00 per year for sixteen years. Only people belonging to the Church

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    From 1978 to 2013, college tuition costs rose by 1,120 % in America. College costs are the highest in history and more students are going to college than ever before. Most people push for free tuition for all community colleges and universities; however that is not a viable request Someone is going to have to foot the bill in the end. Multiple nations around the globe are also having difficulty finding a functioning price tag for a college degree. The history of tuition starts in 1862, when Congress

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    meant an end to all land holdings and to the distinction of Native American tribes as indigenous and sovereign. Do to policies enacted, a result of the Termination Era, 24 tribes are now considered extinct (Ojibwa,

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    Pennsylvania State University then known as the Farmers High School of Pennsylvania was founded in February 22, 1855 . Centre County became the site of the new college when farmer James Irvin donated 200 acres of land and sold trustees 200 more. On May 1, 1862, the school changed its name to the Agricultural College Of Pennsylvania and on 1863 when the Morrill Land-Grant Act was passed Pennsylvania selected the school to be the states land grant college. After 1863 the school tried balancing agricultural

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    Public Colleges Should be Free Should college be free in America? Even though many people have different opinions and strong arguments on the matter, this question needs a lot more than a simple yes or no answer. It deserves a balanced exploration of the potential benefits, drawbacks, and alternatives. However, many researches show that education should be free because it would bring a lot more high benefits to every individual who would take advantage of it, and even to the entire nation, than

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    few years, the Land Grant Program at Kentucky State University provides an avenue for stakeholders to give anonymous feedback to improve or shape current and future research and extension programs. This stakeholder’s survey will be distributed to individuals June of 2017 to gain a deeper understanding related to Kentucky State University Land Grant Program. 2. Objectives. (List the objectives of the research activities.) To gain insightful information pertaining to the Land Grant Programs, and ensure

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    case that Richard N. Current describes in “The Dartmouth College Case,” is the four year prolonged Trustees of Dartmouth v. Woodward dispute between a private college and the state legislature of New Hampshire. In 1769, King George III of England “granted a charter to Dartmouth College” which “spelled out the purpose of the school, set up the structure to govern it, and gave land to the college” (“Key Supreme Court Cases”). The private college was established and funded by “a self-perpetuating board

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