{"id":1095,"date":"2025-11-25T09:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduation\/?page_id=1095"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:22:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:22:40","slug":"history-of-uwm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduation\/commencement\/commencement-program\/2025-december-commencement-program\/history-of-uwm\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick History of 51ÁÔÆæ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The name has changed \u2013 several times\u2014but the roots of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee go back to 1885 when Wisconsin established the Milwaukee Normal School, a two-year teachers college. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the turn of the 20th century, the school had expanded to offer programs in the liberal arts and sciences as well as education. By the \u201930s, the school, now called Milwaukee State Teachers College, was a national leader in innovative teacher education, with 1,500 students. A student from the 1916-17 academic year, Golda Meir, became prime minister of Israel from 1969-1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After World War II, the college was authorized to award four-year bachelor\u2019s degrees and, in 1951, became Wisconsin State College. Five years later it combined with the Milwaukee Extension Center, which had been the local outreach program of the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Together, the two institutions became the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with its focus on academic research, teaching and community service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Important Dates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n