state university
noun
: a university maintained and administered by one of the states of the U.S. as part of the state public educational system
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The layoffs came days after a conservative state legislator warned state universities to comply with the law banning DEI offices on campus, known as Senate Bill 17.
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Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Arizona lawmaker calls climate research 'anti-God,' pushes to ban it at state universities
What is the Greenlights Grant Initiative?
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
And many public state universities and colleges provide excellent value, helping to juice their graduates' incomes at an affordable price.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
However, in a situation that makes Mississippi State different from many state universities, its controller and treasurer’s office web site says the school gets its tax-exempt status in a way that also makes the school subject to the excise tax.
—Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
Each year for the past four fiscal years, the Kentucky General Assembly has appropriated $500,000 to fund Raising Hope, a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and various state universities.
—Sophia Liang, The Courier-Journal, 27 Feb. 2024
Our grandchild went to a great state university with low tuition.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
Christopher Newport and other Virginia state universities grew at the expense of Black neighborhoods.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024
The three state universities — ASU, UA and Northern Arizona University — as well as the Arizona Board of Regents which oversees them, objected to the bill in a letter to lawmakers.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Arizona lawmaker calls climate research 'anti-God,' pushes to ban it at state universities
What is the Greenlights Grant Initiative?
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
And many public state universities and colleges provide excellent value, helping to juice their graduates' incomes at an affordable price.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
However, in a situation that makes Mississippi State different from many state universities, its controller and treasurer’s office web site says the school gets its tax-exempt status in a way that also makes the school subject to the excise tax.
—Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
Each year for the past four fiscal years, the Kentucky General Assembly has appropriated $500,000 to fund Raising Hope, a partnership between the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and various state universities.
—Sophia Liang, The Courier-Journal, 27 Feb. 2024
Our grandchild went to a great state university with low tuition.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2024
Christopher Newport and other Virginia state universities grew at the expense of Black neighborhoods.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024
The three state universities — ASU, UA and Northern Arizona University — as well as the Arizona Board of Regents which oversees them, objected to the bill in a letter to lawmakers.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024
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“State university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20university. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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