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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Today, more than two dozen community colleges and eight state universities offer degree-granting programs that now cover every facility in the state.
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2025
The bill will require state universities and colleges to reevaluate the eligibility of undocumented students who currently receive in-state tuition starting on July 1.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Reed was one of 18 applicants for the job and the list was whittled down to six finalists by a state university search team, headed by Terry McDaniel of Indiana State University.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2016, then Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law a bill that would give its state university’s athletic departments a 90-day dispensation to respond to public records requests.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2025
The bill will require state universities and colleges to reevaluate the eligibility of undocumented students who currently receive in-state tuition starting on July 1.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Reed was one of 18 applicants for the job and the list was whittled down to six finalists by a state university search team, headed by Terry McDaniel of Indiana State University.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2016, then Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law a bill that would give its state university’s athletic departments a 90-day dispensation to respond to public records requests.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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“State university.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20university. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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