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Pope Gregory issues a decree that all all cathedrals and major monasteries establish schools to train clergy. This started the move toward education. -
The University of Bologna is the first and oldest continually running university in the world. -
Two oxford students we hung by the town authority for murder and this lead to the founding of Cambridge which is a very prestigious university even today. -
The University of Naples was the first state-sponsored university in Europe. -
The Parens Scientiarum made it so the University of Paris had its own autonomy to govern themselves. With this they were able to make decisions on how they teach and gave them academic freedom. -
This was the first university formed in North America. This marked the beginning of higher education in the U.S. -
King's Medical School was one of the first specialized schools in the U.S.. It granted the first medical degree in North America. -
The first greek lettered fraternity was founded at William and Mary. This gave students an outlet to gather and create bonds outside of the classroom and it introduced the characteristics of modern fraternities. -
The founding of the first law program in the U.S. was founded at William and Mary. This was the first institution to have this specialized degree to only teach law for the purpose of training those looking to go into the field. -
The end of the revolutionary war marked the end of British rule in U.S. This sparked the beginning of the American system of education. -
The Louisiana Purchase established land-grant universities in the new territory obtained by the United States. As the country expanded so did the need and want of universities. -
The American Education Society was founded to support financially needy students preparing for the ministry and the formation of societies helped to preserve education. -
Oberlin was the first higher ed institution to allow women to take classes in order to get an education. At this time it was only womens courses so not with the men but it was a step in the right direction for inclusion. -
Yale established the first graduate department and the programs offered advanced studies that went beyond the original bachelors degree. -
The Morrill Land Grant Act was the first time the government gave funds to states to build higher education institutions in an attempt to have colleges focused on agriculture, mechanical arts, and military tactics. This brought them away from the classical curriculum. -
The Second Morrill Act was an expansion of the first Morrill Act. This act lead to the creation of the historically black colleges that are still in existence today. -
The college entrance examination board was created to have a standardize college admissions process. This eventually trickled down into how the high school curriculum was taught and lead to selectivity in college admissions. -
The founding of the Association of American University happened in 1900 with 14 of the leading universities with PHD programs. Their main goals were to promote uniformity in doctoral programs. -
The Smith-Lever Act was a federal law that connected land-grant universities with the communities to help boost knowledge and put the research and findings to practical use like in agriculture. -
This document outlines that academic freedom and the freedom of teachers to research, teach, and allows for professors to speak on academic and public issues without fear of censorship or punishment. -
The GI Bill was a great help to that and helped push more veterans to go to school, this came with a lot of change to what we knew before as traditional higher education. The increased enrollment and the varied people made institutions piviot, there was a need for more instructors, more residence halls, and even more options when it came to majors and classes offered. -
Affirmative Action was a federal law that required universities to allow equal opportunity for students to be admitted into school without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin. This was an federal mandate to prohibited discrimination in schools. -
The founding of this association was to make a formal body that could represent the political interests of student aid at the national level. This provided a means of communication among financial aid personnel and offer educational programs for the professional development. -
The creation of the college level examination board program was made to provide college credit for knowledge gained through life experience, work, or independent study. This allowed people to shorten the time to earn a degree which made education more accessible for those who could not be a traditional college student. -
The Carnegie Commission researched issues in American higher education and made influential recommendations. This lead to the Pell Grant as well. -
Regents vs. Bakke upheld race-conscious admissions while also limiting affirmative action. This made it so it could not be used to further discriminate against minorities. -
This type aid was a federal financial aid specifically meant for undergraduate students. It was named after Senator Claiborne Pell because of his commitment and key role in making this grant possible. -
The Americans with Disabilities act prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. This allowed for students with disabilities to access higher education without discrimination. -
This act requires colleges and universities to disclose information about campus crime and safety policies to the students and community. This is supposed to help students be aware and vigilant. -
This act made it so universities cannot discriminated against race, color, national origin, religion, and sex.