A Century of service
A Century of service: land-grant colleges and universities, 1890-1990
edited by Ralph D. Christy, Lionel Williamson
Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c1992.
ISBN: 1560000023
DDC: 378.0540973
LCC: LC2781
Summary:
In 1890 congressional legislation opened a new chapter in the history
of higher education by allocating public support for black Land-Grant
colleges and universities. These institutions were established to
provide training to blacks in the fields of agriculture, home
economics, the mechanical arts, and other useful professions. For a
century, these schools have assumed and continue to maintain a unique
and important role in affording educational opportunities for
thousands of students to whom no other doors would have been opened.
A Century of Service is both a history and appreciation of the
Land-Grant schools. The work also provides a presentation of views on
how their original mission can best be adapted to the challenges of
the future. The 1890 Land-Grant institutions are a legacy of what can
be accomplished with little more than a determined, tenacious
commitment to survive and excel. In spite of unequal financial
support, they have succeeded in establishing and building quality
resident academic and extension programs on a par with those of other
colleges and universities not suffering the same economic
limitations. As demonstrated throughout this volume, the 1890
institutions have amassed an impressive record of achievement in the
areas of agricultural research, cooperative extension, development of
rural communities support systems, human resources development,
resident instruction, international development, and technology and
information transfer. In assessing the current state of the schools
and looking to the future, the authors seek ways of building upon
their strengths and traditions and explore alternative institutional
designs to enhance the status and opportunities for African American
agricultural scientists and professionals under quite new
circumstances. A Century of Service will be of interest to social
historians, black studies specialists, agricultural scientists, and
educators.
Notes:
"The collection of readings in this work emanated from papers
presented at the 1989 annual meeting of the American Agricultural
Economics Association held at Southern University and A&M college in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana"--Pref.
Language: eng
Physical Description: xxv, 166 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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