By Brandon James
May 13, 2021 | 10:59 AM
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) â It was in Michiganâs 1850 Constitution, there was to be an âagricultural school.â That was the beginning of what we now know as Michigan State University.
The Agricultural College of the state of Michigan was established with five faculty members and 63 students on May 13, 1857. The college saw ups and downs before an 1861 act elevated its stature enabling it to grant Masterâs degrees. Its name became âState Agricultural College.â
After years and name changes, talks of merger and growth lay ahead as the State Agriculture College became the College of Applied Agriculture and Applied Science.