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Identifies the philosopher, theologian, and sociologist [John Bascom] as the originator of the notion of the 'Wisconsin Idea,' or the idea that public universities should benefit people beyond the borders of a campus. - Chronicle of Higher Education A satisfying biography for anyone interested in progressive politics, nineteenth-century intellectual thought, or university history. - Michigan Historical Review Comprehensive and insightful. Hoeveler shows that John Bascom played a pivotal role in the foundation of the American public university as a radically new institution of higher learning, dedicated to producing better citizens and serving as a resource for government of the commonwealth. - John D. Buenker, author of The Progressive Era, 1893--1914

Comprehensive and insightful. Hoeveler shows that John Bascom played a pivotal role in the foundation of the American public university as a radically new institution of higher learning, dedicated to producing better citizens and serving as a resource for government of the commonwealth. --John D. Buenker, author of The Progressive Era, 1893-1914

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J. David Hoeveler is a Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He is the author of seven books, including Creating the American Mind, The Evolutionists, and Watch on the Right.

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