RECAP: History of American Higher Education

When were Hispanic-Serving Institutions created?

The First Morrill Act of 1862 established

The demographic of the United States continues to diversify.  These are the fastest growing populations today:

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 is also known as

The Second Morrill Act of 1890 established

Strengthened the educational resources of US colleges and universities and provided financial assistance to students

The legal case that reversed the "separate but equal" decision.

He believed: Black progress could be achieved through an educational grounding in the arts and sciences.

Who was college initially created for?

When was the first Tribal college created?

What was the first college established in the United States?

Ruled that racial quotas in admissions is unconstitutional but that race can be used as a criterion in admissions

When were Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institutions created?

European colonizers capitalized on the image of "lost heathen souls" of Natives

Black colleges and universities were involved during World War II.

The last year that Historically Black Colleges and Universities can be established.

A & M stands for

Which types of degrees were offered since the creation of colleges in the United States?

Name of the first Tribal College.