Universities, like Texas A&M and Florida A&M...?

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Universities, like Texas A&M and Florida A&M...?

What does the A & M stand for?

2007-03-16 08:44:46 · 3 answers · asked by jadenn 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)

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Agricultural and Mechanical. This comes from a piece of Civil War era federal legislation (the Morrill Act) which granted land to the states to support colleges which would include "agricultural and mechanical" topics among the subjects they taught. This meant in particular applied chemistry and engineering.

2007-03-16 10:03:24 · answer #1 · answered by CanProf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Agricultural and Mechanical but it's not always true now.

2007-03-16 15:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by Simon H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

agriculture and mechanical

2007-03-16 15:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by cmhurley64 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋