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John Bascom, Prophet
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John Bascom, Prophet
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John Bascom and the Origins of the Wisconsin Idea
In the Progressive Era of American history, the state of Wisconsin gained national attention for its innovative economic and political reforms. Amidst this ferment, the "Wisconsin Idea" was popularized—the idea that a public university should improve the lives of people beyond the borders of its campus. During his term as governor (1901–1906), Robert La Follette routinely consulted with University of Wisconsin researchers to devise groundbreaking programs and legislation. Although the Wisconsin Idea is often attributed to a 1904 speech by Charles Van Hise, then president of the University of Wisconsin, David Hoeveler argues that it originated decades earlier, in the creative and fertile ...
John BASCOM
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John Bascom Prophet (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from John Bascom Prophet The thing that has impressed me most in my contact with men is the universal desire for continued personal existence after death. The obstacles to a sure grasp of this faith almost always come from two sources. When the present generation of workers was in college, Idealistic Pantheism was the philosophic view generally accepted and taught, and even if a man did not go to col lege, his thought nevertheless was filled with this conception Of how the world came into being, because the popular literature and discussion were absorbed with this idea. Under the pantheistic view there is no room for continued personality after the soul leaves the body, and the conce...
One Soldier's Story
The story of the author's father, John Gay Bascom, during World War II in northern Italy fighting with the U.S. Infantry in the Apennine Mountains against the Nazi Gothic Line
Education for Democracy
American public universities were founded in a civic tradition that differentiated them from their European predecessors—steering away from the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. Like many such higher education institutions across the United States, the University of Wisconsin’s mission, known as the Wisconsin Idea, emphasizes a responsibility to serve the needs of the state and its people. This commitment, which necessarily requires a pledge to academic freedom, has recently been openly threatened by state and federal actors seeking to dismantle a democratic and expansive conception of public service. Using the Wisconsin Idea as a lens, Education for Democracy argues that public higher education institutions remain a bastion of collaborative problem solving. Examinations of partnerships between the state university and people of the state highlight many crucial and lasting contributions to issues of broad public concern such as conservation, LGBTQ+ rights, and poverty alleviation. The contributors restore the value of state universities and humanities education as a public good, contending that they deserve renewed and robust support.
