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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Placing cronies on the Board of Governors and influencing state university hiring decisions.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
The Context This is the third incident of this kind at a state university in a little over a month, after a gunman opened fire at the University of Florida in mid-April, killing two and injuring six, and another shooter injured someone at the University of Illinois in late April.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The movement, founded in 1923 at the University of Illinois, now has chapters at 850 colleges and universities around the world, from highly selective private schools like Yale to big state universities like Texas A&M.
—Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The identities of presidential candidates at state universities and colleges are largely shielded from release.
—Tom Urban, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
The Context This is the third incident of this kind at a state university in a little over a month, after a gunman opened fire at the University of Florida in mid-April, killing two and injuring six, and another shooter injured someone at the University of Illinois in late April.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The movement, founded in 1923 at the University of Illinois, now has chapters at 850 colleges and universities around the world, from highly selective private schools like Yale to big state universities like Texas A&M.
—Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The identities of presidential candidates at state universities and colleges are largely shielded from release.
—Tom Urban, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
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“State university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20university. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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