Research Guides: Higher Education Administration (HEA) Guide: Landmark Events

Higher Education Landmark Events

While there are many events that changed the course of higher education, there are a few pivotal moments that redefined education as we know it today. Click on the sub-tabs to learn more about some important events in the realm of higher ed.

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Historical Resources

Here you will find a series of links to useful resources surrounding the history of higher education. Click below to learn more.

Massachusetts Legislative Act and General Court that led to the creation of Harvard.
Native American History at Harvard
The Shaping of Higher Education: The Formative Years in the United States, 1890 to 1940
The Morrill Act Still Has A Huge Impact On The U.S. And The World
MORRILL ACT OF 1890
(1890) SECOND MORRILL ACT
The birthplace of public higher education
The History of Public Universities in the U.S.
History of Yale and Clergy Roots
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS
History of Religion in Higher Education
Who Founded Princeton University?
History Of Athletics In U.S. Colleges And Universities
NCAA History
A Timeline of College Sports Inflection Points
The Harvard Stadium Timeline
What we know about the first college basketball game ever played
The Rise of Coed Institutions and Women's Colleges
Brown University Interviews by Decade (Women): 1920
First Women's Public College
A History of Women in Sport Prior to Title IX
How Women’s Sports Teams Got Their Start
Women's Sports History: A Heritage of Mixed Messages
African American History Month John Chavis: America’s First Black College Graduate
Key Events in Black Higher Education
Tuskegee Institute
W.E.B. DU BOIS
Booker T. Washington: Biography
Letter from Tuskegee Institute to W. E. B. Du Bois, February 3, 1940
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University History and Traditions