NEPM Documentaries

Radical Idea: UMass Amherst & America's Education Revolution

Special | 56m 46s  | Video has closed captioning.

Hosted & narrated by actor and UMass alumnus Bill Pullman, WGBY reveals the impact of a bill that revolutionized American higher education: The Morrill Act. In this one-hour documentary, campus historians, educators, and University archivist Robert Cox paint a vivid picture of the beginnings of Massachusetts Agricultural College and its evolution into what we know today

Aired: 11/10/13

Rating: NR

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NEPM Documentaries is a local public television program presented by NEPM.