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Montana State University has been celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding this year.  Earlier in October there was a book signing for Democracy by Degrees: The 125th Anniversary History of Montana State University , written by history professor Robert Rydell.  You can purchase the book by following a link to the university bookstore .  Rydell, earlier collaborated in 1993 on In the People’s Interest: A Centennial History of Montana State University , with colleagues and fellow historians Jeffrey Safford and Pierce Mullen.    The Agricultural College of the State of Montana at Bozeman was founded in 1893. The name changed to College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts in 1913, to Montana State College in 1935, and, to Montana State University in 1965. You can access the Montana State University archives for more resources that include historical photographs like this 1912 image of Montana Hall.

Ted McDermott reports for the Montana Standard  on May 7, 2018 that " Montana Tech selects a new name ."  The institution now known as  Montana Tech of the University of Montana will become Montana Technological University. The institution was  founded in 1900 as the Montana State School of Mines .  The name changed to  Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology in 1965.  It later  affiliated with the University of Montana in 1994 to become Montana Tech of the University of Montana.