The Morrill Act of 1862: A Landmark Event in Higher Education

Garner and discuss an event in history that you believe helped shape the field of higher education during its development. Give details about the event and do choose one that has not yet been chosen by a classmate for discussion. This is a week that you should plan to post earlier, rather than later in the forum.Pick an era of development of higher education and compare it to todays higher educational arena.How do they compare?Are there similarities or only dissimilarities?
State how you think these historical facts you discovered this week have had ramifications or benefits on our current higher education.Finally, state your thoughts on the possible future growth of higher education and write about how the historical growth of higher education to this point has benefited todays higher educational leaders.