Proud Traditions and Future Challenges: The University of Wisconsin-Madison Celebrates 150 Years

by Ward, David

• ISBN13: 9780965883429
• ISBN10: 0965883426
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr

Summary

In celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the University of WisconsinMadison, this volume assesses the current and future mission of the large public university, which educates students, advances research, and also serves a community of citizens, organizations, and the public and private sectors beyond the bounds of the university.

Author Biography

David Ward is chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and holds the Andrew Hill Clark Professorship of Geography. Noel Radomski is a policy and planning analyst in the Office of the Chancellor.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
The Challenges of Irreversible Change in Higher Education: The University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1990s	1	(26)
David Ward
The Future of the Liberal Arts	27	(50)
Phillip R. Certain
Using Technology Wisely: New Approaches to Teaching and Learning through Technology	77	(32)
Kathleen Christoph
Change and Innovation in Graduate and Professional Education in Major Public Research Universities: The Fin de Siecle and Beyond	109	(22)
Clifton F. Conrad
The Future of International Studies	131	(36)
David M. Trubek
Public Access to University Expertise	167	(36)
Donald A. Nichols
A Great Undergraduate University	203
William Cronon