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The University of Nebraska system is the public
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system in the
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state of
Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
. Founded in 1869 with one campus in
Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln ...
, the system has four university campuses and operates a two-year technical agriculture college and a high school.


Schools

* The
University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the Morrill Act of 1862, the school was known as the Universit ...
is the state's flagship,
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with a Carnegie Research I/Research-Extensive status. It was founded in 1869 as the University of Nebraska. * The
University of Nebraska Omaha The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally kno ...
is the state's public urban university. It was founded in 1908 as
Omaha University The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally kno ...
, and joined the University of Nebraska system in 1968. * The
University of Nebraska at Kearney The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a campus of the public University of Nebraska system and located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney. History In March 1903 the Nebraska Stat ...
is a university especially focused on undergraduate education, in a smaller setting. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State
Normal School A normal school or normal college is an institution created to Teacher education, train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. In the 19th century in the United States, instruction in normal schools was at the high s ...
at Kearney, and joined the University of Nebraska system in 1991. * The
University of Nebraska Medical Center The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is a public academic health science center in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1869 and chartered as a private medical college in 1881, UNMC became part of the University of Nebraska System in 1902. R ...
is located in
Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city ...
and was founded as the Omaha Medical College, a private medical school, in 1880. It became a part of the University of Nebraska system in 1902. * The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is located in Curtis, Nebraska and was founded in 1965. It is a two-year degree-granting institution managed by the University of Nebraska pursuant to a 1994 agreement. * The
University of Nebraska High School University of Nebraska High School (UNHS) is an accredited, university-based online high school institution operated by the University of Nebraska, in the United States. It offers distance education high school courses which allow its students to ...
is an
online high school An online school (virtual school or e-school or cyber-school) teaches students entirely or primarily online or through the Internet. It has been defined as "education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are se ...
headquartered in
Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
. It was founded in 1929 as Independent Study High School.


Nebraska Institutes

The University of Nebraska has four interdisciplinary, University-wide institutes operating across the University of Nebraska system. * Buffett Early Childhood Institute - Samuel J. Meisels, founding executive director * National Strategic Research Institute - Robert Hinson, USAF Lt. General (ret.), founding executive director * Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute - Peter G. McCornick, executive director * Rural Futures Institute - Chuck Schroeder, founding executive director Two of NU's campuses also partner in the
Peter Kiewit Institute The Peter Kiewit Institute is a facility in Omaha, Nebraska, United States which houses academic programs from the College of Engineering (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Engineering. Founded in 199 ...
, a facility in Omaha, Nebraska that houses academic programs from both the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Engineering and the University of Nebraska at Omaha's College of Information Science and Technology.


NU Online Education

Online Worldwide is the virtual connection point to more than 100 online degrees, certificates, endorsements, and minors offered by the four campuses of the University of Nebraska system.
University of Nebraska High School University of Nebraska High School (UNHS) is an accredited, university-based online high school institution operated by the University of Nebraska, in the United States. It offers distance education high school courses which allow its students to ...
is an accredited, university-based online high school. The online college preparatory curriculum allows students to earn high school credit or a diploma from anywhere around the world.


History

On February 11, 1857, a group of citizens received permission from the
Nebraska Territorial Legislature The Nebraska Territorial Legislature was held from January 16, 1855 until 1865 in Omaha City, Nebraska Territory. Major issues Slavery In 1854 the Kansas–Nebraska Act created the Nebraska Territory, overturning the Missouri Compromise b ...
to found the University of Nebraska at
Saratoga, Nebraska Saratoga Springs, Nebraska Territory, or Saratoga, was a boom and bust town founded in 1856 that thrived for several years. During its short period of influence the town grew quickly, outpacing other local settlements in the area including Omaha ...
. However, when they did not complete the task of meeting in Saratoga and establishing a campus within one year they lost their permission to charter. Today's University of Nebraska was founded in 1869 in
Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
. For the first 99 years of its existence, the University was synonymous with the Lincoln campus. In 1902, Omaha Medical College became part of the University of Nebraska system. The University reorganized into its present form in 1968 when it took control of the municipal
University of Omaha The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally kno ...
, which became the
University of Nebraska at Omaha The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally kno ...
.
Kearney State College The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a campus of the public University of Nebraska system and located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney. History In March 1903 the Nebraska Stat ...
, the
University of Nebraska at Kearney The University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) is a campus of the public University of Nebraska system and located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney. History In March 1903 the Nebraska Stat ...
, became the fourth member of the University of Nebraska system in 1991.


Governance

On January 1, 2020, Walter "Ted" Carter, Jr was appointed the 8th president of the University of Nebraska system. President Carter was the 54th President of the
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, and the 62nd Superintendent of the
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. The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures.


See also

*
Nebraska State College System Established in 1867, the Nebraska State College System is the governing body for Nebraska's three public colleges (Chadron State College, Peru State College, and Wayne State College) that are not part of the University of Nebraska System. Ch ...
, the other state institution of higher education


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