UMass Rising: The University of Massachusetts Amherst at 150

by Katharine Greider and University of Massachusetts

Book Overview

In 1863, just a year after Congress enacted the Land-Grant Colleges Act, Massachusetts Agricultural College embarked on its mission to offer instruction to the state's citizens in the "agricultural, mechanical, and military arts." The school boasted a faculty of 4 and a student body of 56. As UMass Amherst celebrates its sesquicentennial in 2013, its full-time faculty numbers nearly 1,200 and the combined undergraduate/graduate student population...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155849989X
• ISBN13: 9781558499898
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.9" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher