In 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act and set off an education revolution. The Act established land-grant colleges across the country, democratizing ...

The American public’s trust in higher education has waned considerably within the last decade. This is an interesting, new dynamic: Academia’s detractors represent various segments of America — from ...

In 1862, the Morrill Act allowed the federal government to expropriate over 10 million acres of tribal lands from Native communities, selling or developing them in order to fund public colleges. Over ...

Michelle Schultze, The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. Sep. 12—The American public's trust in higher education has waned considerably within the last decade. This is an interesting, new dynamic: ...