HBCU Land-grant
NC A&T 2018 Small Farm Week
Agriculture is
the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) of Human
Survival
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| An early biology laboratory at what was then Agricultural and Mechanical College, Greensboro (around 1899). From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington. Reportedly displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900 |
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Land grant Universities were created to meet increased need for a scientific education.
North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the nation’s
largest
historically black
university.
It
is a land-grant, higher-
research classified university by the Carnegie
Foundation and constituent member of the University of North
Carolina system. A&T is known for its leadership in producing
graduates in engineering, agriculture and other STEM fields. The
university was founded in 1891 and is located in Greensboro, North
Carolina.