July 25, 2008

Staying Agile — Despite Its Size

By PAUL FAIN

Michigan State U. eliminates independent research centers, resists urge to grow bigger

Michigan State University is big by any measure, with 579 buildings, 46,000 students, and 240 study-abroad programs.

But the university, which was among the first agricultural colleges in the nation and served as a model for the 1862 federal act that created land-grant colleges, wrestles constantly with pressure to grow bigger.

Land-grant institutions were created to help power state

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