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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But the much longer list of schools that said yes spans the country, from big state universities to smaller private colleges: Bard College, Drexel, Howard, Loyola Marymount, Sarah Lawrence College — and yes, UC Berkeley.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Some have also noted that a 2016 state law signed by then Gov. Jerry Brown banned giving state grants or contracts worth more than $100,000 to state universities that targeted Israel in endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Some have also noted that a 2016 state law signed by then Gov. Jerry Brown banned giving state grants or contracts worth more than $100,000 to state universities that targeted Israel in endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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“State university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20university. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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