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1971 – The Legislature establishes the University of Wisconsin System, merging the University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Universities. 1971 – Union South, a part of the Wisconsin Union, opens to serve the expanding campus.
- UW Press: A History of the University of Wisconsin System
The University of Wisconsin System was established in a...
- UW Press: A History of the University of Wisconsin System
The present-day University of Wisconsin System was created on October 11, 1971, by Chapter 100, Laws of 1971, which combined the former University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin State Universities systems into an enlarged University of Wisconsin System.
The University of Wisconsin System was established in a tumultuous 1971 merger combining all of the state's public colleges and universities into a single entity.
Sep 27, 2024 · In 1971 the University of Wisconsin at Madison merged with the Wisconsin State Universities system to create the University of Wisconsin System, which thus became one of the largest state university systems in the country, with a total enrollment of more than 150,000 students at its four-year campuses.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The University of Wisconsin System was established in October 1971, with the passage of legislation merging all of Wisconsin’s public colleges and universities into a single, consolidated organization. Although a new entity, the merged System had deep historical roots.
Legislation passed in 1974 completed the merger process by establishing Chapter 36 of the statutes as the statutory foundation of the Univer-sity of Wisconsin System now consisting of: 13 universities; a unified, two-year college system with 13 campuses; and a statewide extension.
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The University is fortunate to have a major, scholarly 4 volume history covering 1848 to 1971. The first two volumes, covering 1848-1925, were written by Merle Curti and Vernon Carstensen and basically defined the genre of university …
