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Frequently Asked Questions

What are 1890 Colleges and Universities? 
1890 Colleges and Univerities are institutions that were founded under the auspices of the second Morrill Act, that of 1890. The first one, enacted in 1862, did not foster the southern and border states' widespread admittance of Black people. It took the second Act and increased federal benefits to prompt the states below and near the Mason-Dixon line to participate. 

Who are the Members of the BISNet Team? 
Eloise Thomas, Confidential Assistant to the Administrator, RBS; Mary Jordan, RBS Project Director of BISNet -- did a great job in designing and coordinating the entire effort. While the hub of the Wide Area Network (WAN) is at South Carolina State University and Southern University is the Alternate BISNet Hub, the persons involved in the process are located at Alcorn State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Fort Berthold Community College, Fort Valley State University, Hampton University, Kentucky State University, Langston University, Lincoln University,  Prairie View A.&M. University, Tuskegee University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and  University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 

How Will Communication Take Place Among Participants over BISNet? 
Not only will users of the system be able to read the information as it appears on the screen, they will be able to print single pages as well as voluminous reports easily and effortlessly from their computers. Moreover, users will be able to create their own home pages and use them as communication vehicles, as well. Still other ways that the World Wide Web allows communication is through audio and video. Both can transmitted over the web. 

Is there a complete listing of 1890 Universities with indications and links to their home pages? 
Yes.  Click on, Complete Lisiting of 1890 Universities, to reach the information. 

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