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Since its founding, the University of Kansas has embodied the aspirations and determination of the abolitionists who settled on the curve of the Kaw River in August 1854. Their first goal was to ensure that the new Kansas Territory entered the union as a free state. Another was to establish a university.
Nearly 150 years later, KU has become a major public research and teaching institution of 28,000 students and 2,600 faculty on five campuses (Lawrence, Kansas City, Overland Park, Wichita, and Salina). Its diverse elements are united by their mission to educate leaders, build healthy communities, and make discoveries that change the world.
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Graduate Research Assistant and PhD student, Department of Sociology, University of Kansas
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Associate Professor of Russian Literature, University of Kansas
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PhD student, University of Kansas
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Chancellor, University of Kansas
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Professor of Communication, University of Kansas
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Professor of History, University of Kansas
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Research Assistant, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment., University of Kansas
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Kansas
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1000 Talents Professor, University of Kansas
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Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Kansas
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Assistant Professor of Psychology; Associate Director of the Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment, University of Kansas
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University of Kansas
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Foundation Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas
