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The Wisconsin Idea began as the principle that knowledge and education should be used to ensure that the people of the State could retain and exercise power in their government and economy. This vision, shared by the State and the University, led to Wisconsin’s rise to fame in the early 1900s.
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4 days ago · Wisconsin went for him in 2016, the only time in the last 40 years that a Republican presidential candidate captured the state. But the margin was razor thin. Trump beat Hillary Clinton by fewer ...
Established in Wisconsin’s state constitution of 1848 and funded initially by a federal land grant, the University of Wisconsin (“the UW,” also called Wisconsin University or Wisconsin State University in the early years) enrolled its inaugural class of seventeen (male) students in 1849, holding its first classes in the Madison Female ...
Dec 19, 2023 · College professors once regarded Wisconsin as one of the safest places to work, with the right to be tenured baked into state law.
The University of Wisconsin system merged with the Wisconsin State University system in 1971 to create today's University of Wisconsin System.
Nov 28, 2023 · Write: Letters to the editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,P.O. Box 371, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0371 Fax: (414)-223-5444 E-mail: jsedit@jrn.com or submit the form that can be found on the bottom of ...
Nov 6, 2009 · Wisconsin became a U.S. territory following the American Revolution and soon after began attracting settlers looking for work in its mining, lumber and dairy industries. It was admitted to...
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