Economic Pressures Threaten US Land-Grant Universities

FILE - University of Missouri, Columbia campus, showing Jesse Hall and the Mel Carnahan Quadrangle behind it, and Stankowski Field.

Land-grant universities were established in the United States more than 160 years ago to provide higher education to citizens with an emphasis on practical skills, especially agriculture and mechanics.

The University Herald explains how budget decisions and political concerns are putting pressure on these American institutions. (February 2024)