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==History==
==History==
After serving his two terms as President, [[Thomas Jefferson]] returned home to [[Virginia]] in hopes of building a University. Jefferson started drawing his plans for the school, and built ten houses that he called pavilions. The school was founded in 1819, and in March of 1825 the University of Virginia opened its doors to 123 students.
After serving his two terms as President, the [[atheistic]] [[Thomas Jefferson]] returned home to [[Virginia]] in hopes of building a University. Jefferson started drawing his plans for the school, and built ten houses that he called pavilions. The school was founded in 1819, and in March of 1825 the University of Virginia opened its doors to 123 students.
From the start of the school it has been extremely liberal; Jefferson refused to allow theology to be taught.
==Today==
==Today==