<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/4787710602_064a77538f_o.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="75" /></span>The historic land-grant tradition of higher education in the United States shares notable similarities to the emerging interest in the “commons”. Having researched scholarship regarding land-grant institutions and recently becoming aware of strategies for a commons-based society, I am struck by their common mission, and commitment to the public interest. This article is intended to introduce land-grant institutions, which celebrate their 150th anniversary this year to the “commoners” in hopes of bringing together advocates for the advancement of our communities and society.</p>
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