The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members that governs six state
universities
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
. In addition to these six universities, it also supervises and coordinates nineteen community colleges, five technical colleges, six technical schools and a municipal university. Refer to the
list of colleges and universities
This is a list of lists of universities and colleges.
Subject of study
* Aerospace engineering
* Agriculture
* Art schools
* Business
* Chiropractic
* Engineering
* Forestry
* Law
* Maritime studies
* Medicine
* Music
* Nanotechnology
* Osteopa ...
for details on the individual schools.
Member selection
The Kansas Board of Regents has nine members, each of whom is appointed by the
Governor of Kansas
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...
. Each Board Member also serves on various committees that address higher education issues.
Schools governed by the Board of Regents
The Kansas Board of Regents oversees 33 institutions, one of which is an independent municipal university.
[List of Universities and Colleges governed by KBOR](_blank)
Public universities
Municipal universities
#Washburn University is on the independent board, of which the Kansas Board of Regents holds one seat.
#Washburn Institute of Technology is operated by Washburn University.
Public community and technical colleges
References
Scott Rothschild & Ben Unglesbee
“New social media policy is broad, vague, and ‘chilling’”Lawrence Journal-World, December 19, 2013.
Kansas City Star, December 20, 2013.
External links
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K-State's Archive of KS Regents Communication RecordsKansas Board of Regents publications at State Library of Kansas' KGI Online Library
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