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October 11, 1971
- 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 final legislation passed in May 1974, combining two chapters of the Wisconsin statutes.
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In December 1970, during the governor-elect’s preliminary budget hearings, speculation about a merger of the two state financed university systems received new fuel from the testimony of Lee S. Dreyfus, the President of the WSU-Stevens Point.
- Pre-Merger Information
- Merger Information
- Impacts of Merger
- Interviews
- Acknowledgements
Before merger, the Coordinating Council of Higher Education (CCHE) existed as a board meant to provide oversight to the two systems of higher education in Wisconsin. UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay and UW-Parkside campuses were one system and the other was the Wisconsin State University System.
The University of Wisconsin System merged with the Wisconsin State University system in 1971 to create today’s University of Wisconsin System. Governor Patrick Lucey pushed for Merger, stating cost savings as one major reason for the change. Other reasons for merger included concerns with duplication of programming across campuses along with concer...
The various impacts of merger are discussed at length by this oral history project’s narrator. Patricia A. Brady writes of one major impact in her book, A History of the University of Wisconsin System: “Overcoming initial organizational and leadership struggles, the System matured as an effective administrative structure supporting a remarkable ran...
*Cronon’s link takes you to all his oral history interviews. One will need to click on the 2nd & 3rd View Item boxes to access the Merger interviews. What follows is the list of individuals (and their oral history number) who have contributed to the project. Click on any hyperlinked name to access their oral history.
All interviews were conducted by Laura Smail and Martin Dowling, and this webpage was created by 2021 OHP staffers, Jennifer Donahoe, Emma Helstrom and Alec Kirkwood. This project was overseen by Troy Reeves, UW-Madison’s Oral Historian. For more information about this project or the Oral History Program visit the Oral History Programwebpage or ema...
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.
Jun 30, 2018 · The University of Wisconsin System plans to merge its 13 two-year campuses with seven of its four-year colleges received approval from its accreditation agency.
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. Drawing on decades of previously unpublished sources, administration insider Patricia A. Brady details this dramatic story, illuminating a continual struggle among and within the ...
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.
Oct 7, 2021 · Fifty years ago, on Oct. 8, 1971, Gov. Patrick J. Lucey signed the bill formalizing the merger of Wisconsin’s two systems of public higher education into the University of Wisconsin System under a single Board of Regents.
