The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved statehood. Its main campus of 933 acres sits on the shores of Lake Mendota, and the university is one of the founding members of the Association of American Universities. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Carl Rogers, Thinkers Carl Rogers taught psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1957 to 1963.
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Gloria Ladson-Billings was the Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the first Black woman tenured as a professor in its School of Education.
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It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved statehood and is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System.
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It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved statehood
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System.
Associated With: Carl Rogers, Biography section, Carl Rogers article
He taught psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1957-1963).
Associated With: Gloria Ladson-Billings, Biography section, Gloria Ladson-Billings article
Ladson-Billings is Professor Emerita and formerly the Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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