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Originally founded in 1855 as the nation's first agriculture college.
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The name is formally changed for the first time to be more pronounceable.
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Name is changed for the second time in order to be more specific.
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The name is changed for the third in a failed attempt to move away from it's cultural roots.
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The fourth name change came with the state of Michigan offically making the school a university.
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Our fifth and final name change came because the state of Michigan's current constitution was ratified, allowing them to drop the "agriculture" from it's name.
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