I had not noticed that word “institute” before. Rice University started out as an “Institute.”
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I am recalling conversations my father had with me in the 70s, regarding Ivy League schools’ graduates controlling our country... Who attends those colleges/universities vs who attends “institutes” or “normal schools?”
https://www.virginia.gov/agencies/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/
http://www.auburn.edu/main/welcome/aboutauburn.php
https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/cultural_diversity/Tuskegee_Institute_National_Historic_Site.html
https://www.radford.edu/content/radfordcore/home/about/history.html
Wish I had time to search for answers to my own questions... ThanQs to all of y’all who do!!
I am recalling conversations my father had with me in the 70s, regarding Ivy League schools’ graduates controlling our country... Who attends those colleges/universities vs who attends “institutes” or “normal schools?”
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Interesting question and links!