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The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida . The university traces its origins to 1853 [ 13 ] and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906.
In 1823, the Territorial Legislature and the United States Congress began to plan a system of higher education for Florida. [6] As early as 1836, Congress authorized the establishment of a "University of Florida," and the first constitution of Florida Territory in 1838 specifically guaranteed that seminaries of higher learning be created.
The university has published a book about being the first university in America, [7] and its website contains numerous instances of the phrase "America's First University". [8] The College of William & Mary's website states, "The College of William and Mary was the first college to become a university (1779)." [9]
In an effort to show that the state of Florida had a separate but equal college system for black people, counties, with state support, established 11 junior colleges for black people; only one already existed (Booker T. Washington). [5]
USF became the first university in the nation to offer a Ph.D. in applied anthropology and the first in the State University System of Florida to offer a degree program in women's studies. [19] In January 1988, USF Lakeland opened. [19] On February 15, 1988, Francis T. Borkowski was inaugurated as the university's fourth president. [19]
Florida (/ ˈ f l ɒr ɪ d ə / ⓘ FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.
Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the state. [15] Chartered in 1851, it is located on Florida's oldest continuous site of higher education. [16] [2]
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.