North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will commemorate the 135th anniversary of the Second Morrill Act with a series of milestone events throughout the 2025-26 academic year, highlighting its legacy as a land-grant institution and celebrating the contributions of small-scale farmers, student researchers and agricultural innovation.
The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) will lead the celebration under a newly unveiled motto: “Where Science Meets Society.”
“It’s our mission, as the ‘A’ in N.C. A&T, to take the results of our research out of the lab and bring them to the people to help them improve their lives,” said Radiah Minor, Ph.D., interim CAES dean. “This landmark piece of legislation, the Second Morrill Act of 1890, opened the doors of higher education wider to include people of color, and today, we lead the way in agriculture, STEM and groundbreaking research.”…