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Highland University (sometimes called "Highland College") was an institution of higher learning located in Highland, Kansas, United States. It was established for the
Sac and Fox Nation The Sac and Fox Nation (Sauk language: Thâkîwaki) is the largest of three federally recognized tribes of Sauk and Meskwaki (Fox) Indian peoples. They are based in central Oklahoma. Originally from the Lake Huron and Lake Michigan area, they ...
under the
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church. Origins of the school date back to 1837. Highland Community College claims that its roots date back to this university, and that this makes it the "first college in Kansas." In the late 19th century, the noted scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor
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was accepted at Highland College. When he arrived, however, they refused to let him attend because of his race.


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