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The '''Higher Education Act of 1965''' ('''HEA''') ({{USPL|89|329}}) was legislation signed into [[Law of the United States|United States law]] on November 8, 1965, as part of President [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s [[Great Society]] domestic agenda. Johnson chose [[Texas State University]] (then called "[[Texas State University#Name changes|Southwest Texas State College]]"), his [[alma mater]], as the signing site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/Johnson/lbjforkids/edu_whca370-text.shtm |title=Johnson signs legislation into law |publisher=LBJ Library and Museum |access-date=October 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714005531/http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/lbjforkids/edu_whca370-text.shtm |archive-date=July 14, 2007 }}</ref> The law was intended "to strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students in postsecondary and higher education". It increased federal money given to universities, created scholarships, gave low-interest loans for students, and established a National Teachers Corps. The "financial assistance for students" is covered in [[Title IV]] of the HEA. | The '''Higher Education Act of 1965''' ('''HEA''') ({{USPL|89|329}}) was legislation signed into [[Law of the United States|United States law]] on November 8, 1965, as part of President [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s [[Great Society]] domestic agenda. Johnson chose [[Texas State University]] (then called "[[Texas State University#Name changes|Southwest Texas State College]]"), his [[alma mater]], as the signing site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/Johnson/lbjforkids/edu_whca370-text.shtm |title=Johnson signs legislation into law |publisher=LBJ Library and Museum |access-date=October 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714005531/http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/lbjforkids/edu_whca370-text.shtm |archive-date=July 14, 2007 }}</ref> The law was intended "to strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students in postsecondary and higher education". It increased federal money given to universities, created scholarships, gave low-interest loans for students, and established a National Teachers Corps. The "financial assistance for students" is covered in [[Title IV]] of the HEA. | ||