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re: Who are the best non-"University of _________" state schools in the country?
Posted on 7/25/16 at 9:57 am to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 7/25/16 at 9:57 am to SummerOfGeorge
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I knew Penn was private, I wasn't sure if Penn State was technically the flagship of the state.
Thanks for pointing that out.
As far as I know, Penn State and LSU are the only "________ State" schools that are the flagship universities of their respective states. You could make an argument for Ohio State, but only sports supports it. Ohio University was around nearly 70 years before OSU, and OSU, like most "_________ State" schools were Morill Act of 1862 schools.
Fun fact: Michigan State was the first land grant college, and it was done by state charter, not federal. They could not pass a national land grant college act until 1862, when the Confederate states were not in Congress. A little known senator from Vermont got the support to create most every "_______ State" school in the country.
This post was edited on 7/25/16 at 10:03 am
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Posted on 7/25/16 at 9:58 am to anc
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As far as I know, Penn State and LSU are the only "________ State" schools that are the flagship universities of their respective states. You could make an argument for Ohio State, but only sports supports it. Ohio University was around nearly 70 years before OSU, and OSU, like most "_________ State" schools were Morill Act of 1862 schools.
Good stuff anc, thanks
Posted on 7/25/16 at 10:00 am to anc
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As far as I know, Penn State and LSU are the only "________ State" schools that are the flagship universities of their respective states. You could make an argument for Ohio State, but only sports supports it. Ohio University was around nearly 70 years before OSU, and OSU, like most "_________ State" schools were Morill Act of 1862 schools.
A&M is a flagship university for the state.
A&M is also older than tu if that is your measure.
Posted on 7/25/16 at 4:44 pm to anc
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You could make an argument for Ohio State, but only sports supports it. Ohio University was around nearly 70 years before OSU, and OSU, like most "_________ State" schools were Morill Act of 1862 schools.
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in 1878 the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "The Ohio State University".
The bolded part has been pissing off Ohio University since 1878.
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