Highland University Explained

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 under the Presbyterian church.^[1] Origins of the school date back to 1837.^[2] Highland Community College claims that its roots date back to this university, and that this makes it the "first college in Kansas."^[3]

In the late 19th century, the noted scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor George Washington Carver was accepted at Highland College. When he arrived, however, they refused to let him attend because of his race.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=JrygAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22kansas+normal+college%22&pg=PA165 Higher Education in Kansas
2. http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/h/highland_university.html Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. ...
3. Web site: Highland Community College . Mission and History . highlandcc.edu . February 21, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100817053836/http://highlandcc.edu/Site/General_Information/Mission_and_History.php . August 17, 2010 . dead .
4. Book: Burgan, Michael. Compass Point Books. Minneapolis, MN. 978-0-7565-1882-0. George Washington Carver: Scientist, Inventor, and Teacher. 2007. 37.
5. Book: Kremer, Gary R.. . Santa Barbara, CA. 978-0-313-34796-2. George Washington Carver: A Biography. 2011. 21.