
- 392 pages
- English
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A History of the University of Wisconsin System
About this book
A tumultuous 1971 merger that combined all of the state's public colleges and universities into a single entity led to the creation of the University of Wisconsin System. Drawing on decades of previously unpublished sources, Patricia A. Brady details the System's full history from its origin to the present, illuminating complex networks among and within the campuses and an evolving relationship with the state.
The UW System serves as a powerful case study for how broad, national trends in higher education take shape on the ground. Brady illustrates the ways culture wars have played out on campuses and the pressures that have mounted as universities have shifted to a student-as-consumer approach. This is the essential, unvarnished story of the unique collection of institutions that serve Wisconsin and the world—and a convincing argument for why recognizing and reinvesting in the System is critically important for the economic and civic future of the state and its citizens.
The UW System serves as a powerful case study for how broad, national trends in higher education take shape on the ground. Brady illustrates the ways culture wars have played out on campuses and the pressures that have mounted as universities have shifted to a student-as-consumer approach. This is the essential, unvarnished story of the unique collection of institutions that serve Wisconsin and the world—and a convincing argument for why recognizing and reinvesting in the System is critically important for the economic and civic future of the state and its citizens.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Merger: Establishing the University of Wisconsin System
- 2. A Shotgun Wedding and Its Problems
- 3. Welcome to Hard Times
- 4. Family Dysfunction
- 5. Forward Momentum, Changing Conditions
- 6. Merger 2.0: Toward a More Perfect Union
- 7. The Mature System
- 8. Challenges of the New Century
- 9. The Going Gets Much Tougher
- 10. De-Merger, Division, and Distrust
- 11. Punitive Damage
- 12. The UW System on the Defensive
- Conclusion: The State of a Union
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index