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Download full textAlperovitz, Gar; Howard, Ted – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2005
Historically, America's land-grant universities offered non-elites access to higher education while developing and disseminating new, practical knowledge (particularly agricultural science). In the late twentieth century, the historic land-grant mission was eclipsed by other institutional concerns. Efforts now are under way around the country to…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Access to Education, Institutional Mission, School Community Relationship
