The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members that governs six state

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in the

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. 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

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for details on the individual schools.

Member selection

The Kansas Board of Regents has nine members, each of whom is appointed by the

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. 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

Public universities

Municipal universities

Public community and technical colleges

Notes

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 Records

Kansas Board of Regents publications at State Library of Kansas' KGI Online Library
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