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Tommy Thompson on Wisconsin's higher education crossroads

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

June 30, 2023

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Tommy Thompson, a former governor and president of the UW System, discusses ideas to change relationships among the state's university campuses and technical colleges as student enrollment shifts.

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