Essays on the people, buildings, and events in the conjoined histories of East Lansing and Michigan State University, with a particular interest in the Michigan Agricultural College era (1855–1925), and a timeline of significant events.
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The Reorganization of 1861
This week in 1861, Governor Austin Blair signed the legislation that returned the “State Agricultural College” to a four-year curriculum, established the Board of Agriculture to oversee it, and helped to pull the school—today, Michigan State University—back from the brink of failure. Read More.
