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Wisconsin Idea must catch up

Former administrator advocates strong relationship between UW and Madison

A former University of Wisconsin administrator returned to UW after nearly 20 years on Friday, expressing the need to modernize the standards of the Wisconsin Idea.

Eugene Trani, former vice president for academic affairs, elaborated on the importance of maintaining a symbiotic relationship between the university and the Madison community, and how students should not only acquire an education in Madison, but use that education after they graduate to benefit the city.

“You need to look at everything about Madison, not just [the university], that is going to make this a destination place for young people to come as undergraduates or graduate students and build a life here,” Trani said.

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