History of Higher Education in America

Queens College (later Rutgers) Founded by Dutch Reformers

Physical discipline was omitted from college laws

Dartmouth College Founded

Largest graduating class from Harvard before the American Revolution

Princeton was occupied by British troops during the Revolutionary War

Princeton attacked by American troops in January

Princeton Nassau Hall converted to a military hospital

University of Georgia founded; first state charter

Georgetown University founded; first Catholic college

First federally supported institution of higher education

First women's college in the US is chartered in Georgia

University of Michigan and the US Naval Academy are established

Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 (First Morrill Act) - Signed on July 2, 1862

The 13th Amendement, abolishing slavery, is passed

The 14th Amendment: equal protection under the law

The Department of Education is established

Rutgers vs. Princeton

Hatch Act was related to the First Morrill Act

Morrill Land Grant Act of 1890 (Second Morrill Act)

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is founded

The Smith-Lever Act is established

The first SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is given

The G.I. Bill is passed

President's Commission on Higher Education

National Defense Education Act (NDEA)

The first ACT test is administered

The Higher Education Act (HEA)

Title IX

The Rehabilitation Act

The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is passed to prohibit discrimination

University of Phoenix: first institution to offer online college degrees

The Higher Education Act (HEA) is amended and reauthorized

The HEA is amended and reauthorized and expanded

Virginia Tech shooting - 33 students were killed this day