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+ | '''The University of Kansas''' ('''KU''') is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] with its main campus in [[Lawrence, Kansas]], and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150912121313/http://academic.emporia.edu/esrs/vol49/hanschu.pdf</ref> Two branch campuses are in the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]] on the Kansas side: the university's [[University of Kansas School of Medicine|medical school]] and [[University of Kansas Hospital|hospital]] in [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]], the [[University of Kansas Edwards Campus|Edwards Campus]] in [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]], a hospital and research center in the state's capital of [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], and a hospital and research center in [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]]. | ||
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+ | Founded March 21, 1865, the university was opened in 1866, under a charter granted by the [[Kansas State Legislature]] in 1864 and legislation passed in 1863 under the [[Constitution of Kansas|State Constitution]], which was adopted two years after the 1861 admission of the former [[Kansas Territory]] as the 34th state into the Union.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20141218034330/http://www.ksgenweb.com/archives/1912/u/university_of_kansas.html</ref> | ||
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+ | Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses was 28,401 students in 2016; an additional 3,383 students were enrolled at the KU Medical Center<ref>http://oirp.ku.edu/sites/oirp.ku.edu/files/files/Profiles/2016/4-001.pdf</ref> for an enrollment of 28,091 students across the three campuses. The university overall employed 2,814 faculty members in fall 2015. | ||
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+ | ==Notable alumni and faculty== | ||
+ | 325 [[Fulbright Scholar]]s,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190323100646/https://news.ku.edu/2018/02/21/ku-ranked-among-top-universities-fulbright-scholars-2017-18-academic-year</ref> 27 [[Rhodes Scholars]],<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190129025613/https://news.ku.edu/2016/11/21/ku-student-shegufta-huma-earns-rhodes-scholarship</ref> 10 [[Marshall scholarship|Marshall Scholars]],<ref>https://news.ku.edu/2019/12/09/ku-senior-topeka-wins-prestigious-marshall-scholarship</ref> 2 [[Mitchell Scholarship|Mitchell Scholars]],<ref>https://today.ku.edu/2019/11/25/senior-will-study-ireland-after-becoming-kus-second-george-j-mitchell-scholar </ref> 12 [[MacArthur Fellow]]s,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190323100646/https://www.macfound.org/search/?q=University+of+Kansas&selected_facets=content_type:MacArthur+Fellow</ref> 7 [[Pulitzer Prize]] winners,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001836/https://partners.shorelight.com/universities/university-of-kansas/</ref> 4 [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]s, and 3 [[Nobel Prize]] laureates have been affiliated with the university as students, researchers, or faculty members. | ||
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+ | KU is home to the [[Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics]]. | ||
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Motto | Videbo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus (Latin) |
Formation | 1865 |
Type | Flagship state university |
Other name | Jayhawks |
Mid-western university with significant research activity |
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas.[1] Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital in Kansas City, the Edwards Campus in Overland Park, a hospital and research center in the state's capital of Topeka, and a hospital and research center in Hays.
Founded March 21, 1865, the university was opened in 1866, under a charter granted by the Kansas State Legislature in 1864 and legislation passed in 1863 under the State Constitution, which was adopted two years after the 1861 admission of the former Kansas Territory as the 34th state into the Union.[2]
Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses was 28,401 students in 2016; an additional 3,383 students were enrolled at the KU Medical Center[3] for an enrollment of 28,091 students across the three campuses. The university overall employed 2,814 faculty members in fall 2015.
Notable alumni and faculty
325 Fulbright Scholars,[4] 27 Rhodes Scholars,[5] 10 Marshall Scholars,[6] 2 Mitchell Scholars,[7] 12 MacArthur Fellows,[8] 7 Pulitzer Prize winners,[9] 4 NASA astronauts, and 3 Nobel Prize laureates have been affiliated with the university as students, researchers, or faculty members.
KU is home to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
Alumni on Wikispooks
Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
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Sheila Bair | 3 April 1954 | ||||
Charles Boyd | 15 April 1938 | 23 March 2022 | US | Pilot | 3 Bilderbergs, CFR, husband of Jessica Mathews |
Bob Dole | 22 July 1923 | 5 December 2021 | Politician | US Republican politician and presidential candidate | |
Paul Ehrlich | 29 May 1932 | US | Scientist | Influential biologist who wants to as "humanely and as rapidly as possible move to population shrinkage" down to 1-2 billion. | |
Peter Eigen | 11 June 1938 | Lawyer | Founder of Transparency International | ||
Julius Holmes | 24 April 1899 | 14 July 1968 | US | Diplomat Spook | |
Nancy Kassebaum | 29 July 1932 | US | Politician | Mooted by Time Magazine as possible running mate for George H.W. Bush in 1992. | |
Clarence Kelley | 24 October 1911 | 5 August 1997 | US | ||
Philip Klutznick | 9 July 1907 | 14 August 1999 | US Israeli? | Deep state operative | |
Caroline Lucas | 9 December 1960 | Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion | |||
Edward Mason | 22 February 1899 | 29 February 1992 | US | Economist | US economist who attended the 1956, 1963 and 1966 Bilderberg. |
Dick Russell | Author Researcher | ||||
Kathleen Sebelius | 15 May 1948 | US | Politician Deep state operative | On Joe Biden's White House Coronavirus Task Force, double Bilderberg | |
Jerry Seib | 6 February 1956 | US | Editor | Wall Street Journal journalist and Washington bureau chief. Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission, attended spooky 1981 Colloquium on Clandestine Collection. Briefly detained in Iran in 1987, accused of being an Israeli spy. | |
Gary Sick | 1935 | US | Spook Academic Mariner | "The point man in the White House dealing with Iran" under Jimmy Carter. Wrote a working paper for the 1990 Bilderberg. Exposed October surprise in 1991. | |
Fritz Springmeier | 24 September 1955 | Author Researcher |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150912121313/http://academic.emporia.edu/esrs/vol49/hanschu.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141218034330/http://www.ksgenweb.com/archives/1912/u/university_of_kansas.html
- ↑ http://oirp.ku.edu/sites/oirp.ku.edu/files/files/Profiles/2016/4-001.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190323100646/https://news.ku.edu/2018/02/21/ku-ranked-among-top-universities-fulbright-scholars-2017-18-academic-year
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190129025613/https://news.ku.edu/2016/11/21/ku-student-shegufta-huma-earns-rhodes-scholarship
- ↑ https://news.ku.edu/2019/12/09/ku-senior-topeka-wins-prestigious-marshall-scholarship
- ↑ https://today.ku.edu/2019/11/25/senior-will-study-ireland-after-becoming-kus-second-george-j-mitchell-scholar
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190323100646/https://www.macfound.org/search/?q=University+of+Kansas&selected_facets=content_type:MacArthur+Fellow
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001836/https://partners.shorelight.com/universities/university-of-kansas/