The University of Kansas (KU) was founded in 1866, shortly after the end of the Civil War. The main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, sits atop Mount Oread, more commonly known as The Hill. Abolitionists first settled the area in 1856 with two goals: that the Kansas Territory should enter the union as a free state, and a university would be established to provide higher education opportunities to settlers in the area. Today, KU is a major public

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