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The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the Morrill Act of 1862, the school was the University of Nebraska until 1968, when it absorbed the Municipal University of Omaha to form the University of Nebraska system.
The University of Nebraska system is the public university system of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln , the system has four university campuses, a two-year technical agriculture college, and a high school.
Otoe University 1859 1872 Nebraska City: Otoe University was founded in 1859 by Nebraska Presbyterians. It was built on land that was purchased from Russell, Majors & Waddell Freight Co. on Sioux Street (which later became Fourth Avenue) between 13th and 14th Streets in Nebraska City.
The Devaney Center opened in 1976 with a capacity of 13,595, replacing the Nebraska Coliseum as the primary home venue for Nebraska's men's and women's basketball programs. . Initially called the NU Sports Complex, it was later named for College Football Hall of Fame head coach Bob Devaney, who led Nebraska's football program to two national championships and served as athletic director for ...
Memorial Stadium, nicknamed "The Sea of Red," is an American football stadium on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska.It primarily serves as the home venue of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and hosts the university's spring commencement ceremony.
Nebraska claims five national championships, each awarded by the AP poll or the Coaches poll. [4] 1970 and 1971. Nebraska's first titles came less than a decade into Bob Devaney's tenure. Devaney used a quarterback rotation between Jerry Tagge and Van Brownson throughout 1970, and the two led NU to nine consecutive wins after a tie at USC. [12]
The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. [6] Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally known as the University of Omaha.
Attorney, director of Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, chairman of the Nebraska Republican Party [145] J. Lee Rankin (1907–96) LL. B. 1930 31st Solicitor General, general counsel to the Warren Commission [146] Ted Sorensen (1928–2010) J. D. 1951 8th White House Counsel, special counsel and speechwriter for John F. Kennedy