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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With state universities and colleges continuing to see turnover of presidents, a House panel Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about presidential candidates from public disclosure.
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Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
The bill would bar state universities from entering into contracts with the services, which have taken over sporting events since the turn of the decade.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Outside of the Interior Department and the Illinois State Museum, state universities also recorded significant progress.
—Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 25 Feb. 2025
Farther north along Biscayne Boulevard, Florida International University, Miami’s new state university, opened a second campus in North Miami.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
The bill would bar state universities from entering into contracts with the services, which have taken over sporting events since the turn of the decade.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Outside of the Interior Department and the Illinois State Museum, state universities also recorded significant progress.
—Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 25 Feb. 2025
Farther north along Biscayne Boulevard, Florida International University, Miami’s new state university, opened a second campus in North Miami.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
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“State university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20university. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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