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Morrill Acts

The "Morrill Acts" is a pair of federal legislative acts, each serving as a foundational policy instrument that established land-grant universities in the United States by granting federal land to states for the endowment of colleges focused on agriculture, engineering, and military science.

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735

Citations

34

Authors

15

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

Variants

Morrill Land-grant Acts

Parents

Publications

22

A colonial history of the higher education present: rethinking land-grant institutions through processes of accumulation and relations of conquest

Sharon Stein · Critical Studies in Education · 2017 · 109 citations

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Historical Perspectives: The National Defense Education Act, Current STEM Initiative, and the Gifted

Jennifer L. Jolly · Gifted Child Today · 2009 · 93 citations

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The Significance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the 21<sup>st</sup>Century: Will Such Institutions of Higher Learning Survive?

Earnest N. Bracey · American Journal of Economics and Sociology · 2017 · 69 citations

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Extending the educational franchise: the social contract of Australia’s public universities, 1850–1890

Julia Horne, Geoffrey Sherington · Paedagogica Historica · 2010 · 48 citations

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The Education of Engineers in America before the Morrill Act of 1862

Terry S. Reynolds · History of Education Quarterly · 1992 · 43 citations

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Authors

34

  1. TS
    Theresa Stewart-Ambo

    University of California San Diego, United States

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  2. JH
    John H. Florer

    1 publications · 13 citations

    1

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  3. SA
    Sheldon Avery

    Harford Community College, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  4. SD
    Steve Dubb

    1 publications · 17 citations

    1

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  5. RL
    Roger L. Geiger

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

15

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  2. ASCE Foundation

    Reston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  3. Harford Community College

    Bel Air, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  4. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  5. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    96 citations

  6. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  7. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  8. American College of Financial Services

    Bryn Mawr, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    69 citations

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Venues

  1. History of Education Quarterly

    3 publications · 80 citations

    3

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 1 publications · 33 citations

    1

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  3. 1

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  4. Gifted Child Today

    GCT · 1 publications · 93 citations

    1

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