Definition of "land-grant" []

• Alternative spelling of land grant. (adjective)

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• "Because they retained a college of agriculture as one unit along with a college of education, a college of medicine, etc., many students today refer to the land-grant universities as “cow colleges.”"
• "A college of agriculture was one unit along with a college of education, a college of medicine, and so on, so many students today refer to the land-grant universities as “cow colleges.”"
• "The report had a decidedly positive tone, despite criticism that the scope of work was too narrow, that USAID has not tapped into the enormous intellectual property represented by land-grant universities that have excellent agricultural colleges, and made the point that there should be greater involvement by the private sector."