Towson University

With 11 students, three teachers, only one subject to study and a different name, it's amazing to think that the 1866 State Normal School was the first version of Maryland's Towson University. The jump from a small teacher's training school to a university offering over 60 undergraduate majors, nearly 40 master's programs and four doctoral programs, did not, however, happen overnight.

By Leah Carliner

August 28, 2006