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(Encyclopedia)Irish Free State: see Ireland; Ireland, Republic of. ...Indiana State University
(Encyclopedia)Indiana State University, main campus at Terre Haute; coeducational; est. 1865 as a normal school, became Indiana State Teachers College in 1929, gained university status in 1965. There is also a camp...Grambling State University
(Encyclopedia)Grambling State University, at Grambling, La.; coeducational; state supported; est. 1901, attained university status 1974; predominantly African American. It has colleges of liberal arts, science and ...Florida State University
(Encyclopedia)Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. ...Moscow State University
(Encyclopedia)Moscow State University, at Moscow, Russia, officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State Univ.; founded 1755 as Moscow Univ. by the Russian scientist M. V. Lomonosov, renamed Moscow State Univ. after the R...Michigan State University
(Encyclopedia)Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. Fro...Montana State University
(Encyclopedia)Montana State University, at Bozeman; land-grant; coeducational; chartered 1893. It is primarily a technical institution specializing in agriculture, engineering, and applied sciences. The Museum of t...Mississippi State University
(Encyclopedia)Mississippi State University, at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened 1880. From 1932 to ...Ohio State University
(Encyclopedia)Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also cam...Oklahoma State University
(Encyclopedia)Oklahoma State University, at Stillwater; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened 1891 as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1957. It has centers for l...Browse by Subject
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