Dr Alan I Marcus; Alan I Marcus; Roger L Geiger sku-43909969

Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930 is a hardcover in All Books, listed under Dr Alan I Marcus; Alan I Marcus; Roger L Geiger (sku-43909969). The first of a two-volume study, it collects Alan I Marcus's essays on the founding and development of American land-grant institutions during their first sixty-five years.

The essays examine their successes and setbacks and their commitment to serving students and the public through science. The Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862 established at least one institution in every state and territory. The account includes Michigan State University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University, the University of Arizona and the University of California.

These schools widened access to education and gave the United States a global edge in science, technical innovation and agriculture. The book addresses the institutions' impact on US history and is intended for historians of science, technology and agriculture; rural sociologists; public decision and policy makers; educators; and higher education administrators.