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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 ...
Feb 4, 2016 · There was a time in the United States when some public colleges and universities charged no tuition. However, tuition has never been set as a national policy -- it is a decision for each...
Nov 6, 2009 · Interesting Facts. 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...
2002 – The university continues its move toward Web-based student services by implementing an online enrollment-and-registration service. 2005 – A $20 million gift from alumni Jerome and Simona Chazen funds a major expansion of the Elvehjem Museum of Art, and the university renames the museum in honor of the Chazens.
The evolution of higher education and new technologies has allowed Wisconsin Online to educate thousands of students in Wisconsin and beyond, through high–quality, innovative and transformative online learning experiences through more than 300 fully asynchronous online programs.
By the mid-1840s, the population of Wisconsin Territory had exceeded 150,000, more than twice the number of people required for Wisconsin to become a state. In 1846, the territorial legislature voted to apply for statehood. That fall, 124 delegates debated the state constitution.
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In 1964, officials reclassified Wisconsin’s state colleges as universities and the institution was renamed Wisconsin State University-Superior. In 1971, it joined the Universities of Wisconsin and became the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
