Scenarios about 'land-grant universities'
Educational institutions established in the United States through the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890, which granted federal lands to states to fund colleges focused on agriculture, science, and engineering. Land-grant universities democratized higher education by extending it beyond classical studies to practical subjects, significantly expanding educational access for working-class Americans and driving agricultural innovation and industrial development across the nation.
What If Public Universities Were Always Free?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States established and maintained a system of tuition-free public higher education, fundamentally reshaping American society, economic mobility, and global competitiveness.