University of Missouri

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  • The University of Missouri-Columbia is the flagship school of the University of Missouri system. It was the first school in the world to establish a journalism college.Official Site: History of the University of Missouri-Columbia
  • University History

    The school was originally founded in 1839 after a group of private citizens pledged $117,921.Official Site: History of the University of Missouri-Columbia The school expanded in 1870 after it was given land-grant status from the state. A 1892 fire destroyed much of the campus, leaving just one building. Its journalism school was founded in 1908, as the first of its kind in the world.

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