TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 24 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:
For 175 years, generations of students have come to Florida State University and its predecessor institutions for an education and the opportunities that come with it.
Those generations include the first students to pursue public higher education in Florida, young women attending Florida State College for Women when access to higher education was limited, veterans returning from World War II and first-generation students charting a new path for themselves and their families.
Today, FSU is one of the nation's top public universities, drawing record numbers of highly accomplished students while continuing a long tradition of expanding opportunity.
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