Tag: Wisconsin Idea

WPR report: Scott Walker’s attempt to eliminate Wisconsin Idea was no “drafting error”

 Zach W  February 5, 2015

Yesterday I wrote about a provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-17 Executive Budget that would strike “the search for truth” and the Wisconsin Idea from the university’s mission. After Gov. Walker’s intent to remove the Wisconsin Idea from the UW System’s mission statement became public, backlash was swift and…

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