Charles R. Van Hise
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Charles Richard Van Hise was an American geologist, academic and progressive. He served as president of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1903 to 1918.
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Van Hise Rock, a national historic landmark
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved statehood and is the flagship campus
Charles R. Van Hise
…Charles Richard Van Hise (May 29, 1857 – November 19, 1918) was an American geologist, academic and progressive. He served as president of the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1903 to 1918. Charles Van Hise was born in 1857 in Fulton, Wisconsin, the son of William and Mary, who were farmers…
An early illustration of the campus in 1879, including Bascom Hill and Washburn Observatory
"Sifting and winnowing" plaque on Bascom Hall, UW–Madison tribute to academic freedom
Bascom Hall fire that destroyed the dome in 1916
Bascom Hill with crosses placed by students protesting the Vietnam War and sign reading, "Bascom Memorial Cemetery, Class of 1968"