Ohio State University

How Ohio State University Was Founded: The Land-Grant History Behind the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

The Land-Grant Origins of Ohio State University: How a New College Was Chosen to Lead Ohio’s Future The founding of Ohio State University is a defining chapter in both Ohio’s …

land-grant universities

Land-Grant Universities: History & Native American Colleges

DanAmerican Agriculture History Minute, Education, This Land of Ours

Expanding America’s Land-Grant Tradition Most land-grant universities Americans know today—such as Iowa State University and Kansas State University—trace their origins to the landmark Morrill Act of 1862. This legislation established …