Land-grant universities like Texas A&M owe their existence to the dedication of one senator who thought higher education should be available to everyone.
Why is the Morrill Act still important to Texas A&M and the dozens of other public universities it helped create more than 150 years after its passage?
Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young. By Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young Next week marks the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln signing Justin Smith Morrill’s land-grant act into law – a hallmark decision that laid the foundation for Texas A&M to become the first public institution of…