NEWS
A dated record of developments around the 1890 land-grant funding promise. Entries are added as the record grows.
JUNE 11, 2026 · TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
An appeals court revived a suit alleging Florida A&M was underfunded relative to its land-grant obligations, returning the question to active litigation.
JUNE 2026 · FOX 17 · NASHVILLE
Former Tennessee State University president Glenda Glover documented Tennessee’s alleged land-grant shortfall to TSU in a new book examining the obligations of the 1890 Morrill Act.
OCTOBER 7, 2024 · BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Don Calloway addressed the 1890 land-grant funding record and the litigation strategy behind it in a lecture at Boston University School of Law.
MARCH 2021 · ASSOCIATED PRESS
Maryland finalized a $577 million commitment to its four public HBCUs, resolving long-running litigation over inequitable funding.