The University of Kansas (sometimes referred to as KU) is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas. The University was founded in 1864. It had a fall 2003 enrollment of 29,272.
The University's School of Medicine is located in Kansas City, Kansas. The KU Edwards Campus (http://edwardscampus.ku.edu) is located in Overland Park, Kansas. There are also campuses in Parsons, Topeka and Wichita.
KU is home to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics and to Kansas Public Radio. Radio station KANU was one of the first public radio stations in the nation. The university is host to several notable museums including the Kansas Natural History Museum, the KU Museum of Anthropology, and the Spencer Museum of Art. |