ion dollars.[11] In 2008, the University's R&D expenditures were ranked the third highest in the nation.[12] Wisconsin is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.[13] The Wisconsin Badgers compete in 25 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA's Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 28 national championships. Contents [hide] 1 History

grams and 107 doctoral programs.[9]
The UW is categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[10] In 2010, it had research expenditures of more than 1 billion dollars.[11] In 2008, the University's R&D expenditures were ranked the third highest in the nation.[12] Wisconsin is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.[13]
The Wisconsin Badgers compete in 25 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA's Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 28 national championships.
Contents  [hide]
1 History
1.1 The Wisconsin Idea
1.2 World War II
1.3 Expansion
1.4 Student activism
1.5 Timeline of notable events
2 Academics
2.1 Rankings
2.1.1 International
2.1.2 National
2.2 Research
2.3 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2.4 Letters & Science Honors Program
3 Campus
3.1 Bascom Hall
3.2 Music Hall
3.3 George L. Mosse Humanities Building
3.4 Van Hise Hall
3.5 Grainger Hall
3.6 The Wisconsin Union
3.7 Dejope Hall
4 Libraries
5 Museums
6 Effigy mounds
7 Athletics

flagship Endowment $1.81 billion (2012)[2] Chancellor Rebecca Blank Academic staff 2,054

Motto in English    "God, our light" or
"The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light."[1]
Established    1848
Type    Public university flagship
Endowment    $1.81 billion (2012)[2]
Chancellor    Rebecca Blank
Academic staff    2,054
Students    42,595 (Fall 2010)[3]
Undergraduates    28,897 (Fall 2010)[3]
Postgraduates    9,358 (Fall 2010)[3]
Location    Madison, Wisconsin
Campus    Urban
936 acres (379 ha)
Sports    Wisconsin Badgers
Colors    Cardinal and white           
Mascot    Bucky Badger (Buckingham U. Badger)
Website    wisc.edu
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An early illustration of the campus, from the 1885 edition of the Wisconsin Blue Book.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, or regionally as UW–Madison, or Madison) is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin, and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest public university in the state. It became a land-grant institution in 1866.[4] The 933-acre (378 ha) main campus includes four National Historic Landmarks.[5] Madison has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.[6][7]
UW–Madison is organized into 20 schools which enrolled 29,153 undergraduate, 8,710 graduate, and 2,570 professional students and granted 6,040 bachelor's, 3,328 graduate and professional degrees in 2008.[8] The university employs 2,054 faculty members. Its comprehensive academic program offers 135 undergraduate majors, along with 151 master's degree pro

Asian fraternity in Southern California; while also including established professional business, engineering, and pre-law fraternities and other multiculturally based groups. Popular media[edit]

by USC students and is independently run.
Greek life[edit]
The Greek Community, making up approximately a fifth of the student body, has had a long and influential history on the campus. Centered on a portion of West 28th Street known as "The Row", located between Figueroa Street and Hoover Street just north of campus, USC's Greek system began soon after the school's founding when Kappa Alpha Theta founded a chapter in 1887.
With 23 fraternities and 11 sororities in the Interfraternity Conference (IFC) and Panhellenic Conference (PHC), respectively, the USC Greek community has over 2,650 members and is one of the largest on the West Coast. It regularly participates in Homecoming and Songfest, and the community's philanthropic efforts and success in philanthropic leadership annually raise over $150,000.
Outside of the Panhellenic and Interfraternity conferences, the Greek community at USC is very diverse, boasting the Multicultural, Asian, Inter-Fraternity (composed of professional fraternities), and the National Pan-Hellenic (historically black) Councils. Organizations governed by these councils include chapters of some of the oldest Latino and Black Greek organizations in the country and the oldest Asian fraternity in Southern California; while also including established professional business, engineering, and pre-law fraternities and other multiculturally based groups.
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Fountain outside of Doheny Library with the Von KleinSmid Center; both buildings were used in the film The Graduate as stand-ins for UC Berkeley.
Because of USC's proximity to Hollywood, close ties between the School of Cinematic Arts and entertainment industry, and the architecture on campus, the university has been used in numerous movies, television series, commercials, and music videos. USC is frequently used by filmmakers, standing in for numerous other universities.
Movies filmed at USC include Forrest Gump, Legally Blonde, Road Trip, The Girl Next Door, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Love & Basketball, Blue Chips, Ghostbusters, Live Free or Die Hard, House Party 2, The Number 23, The Social Network and The Graduate.[143] Television series that have used the USC campus include Cold Case, Entourage, 24, The O.C., Beverly Hills, 90210, Moesha, Saved by the Bell: The College Years, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, House M.D., CSI: NY, Undeclared, The West Wing, Alias, The Office, Monk, The United States of Tara, Gilmore Girls, Scrubs, and The Roommate.[144] The USC campus also appears on the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles on its "South Central Map Expansion".[145]
The campus has also served as a backdrop for television game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.[citation needed] Other television series that have been filmed on campus include a 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidates' debate,[146] Hardball with Chris Matthews, The Scholar, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and College GameDay.[citation needed]
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University of Wisconsin – Madison
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Motto    Numen Lumen (Latin)