Daily Cardinal Opinion –
In the late 19th century the American system of higher education took a radical change in direction. UW-Madison and other public “land-grant” institutions across the country were created based on the principle that higher education should be accessible to the widest possible segment of the population. Research conducted within the university should be accessible and applicable to the citizenry. These ideas represented a drastic departure from earlier private, colonial institutions designed primarily to educate only the elite for leadership roles within society.
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