Talk:History of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Section structure

The mass copying of the remaining history section from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has led to a rather strangely structured article. For example, there's now a section headed University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which is presumably the subject of the whole of this article, not just this section. I don't think it's enough just to rename this section, a whole refactor is needed IMO. Andrewa 19:57, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Curiouser and curiouser... the editor who added the section on early history now seems to say below that in his opinion the history of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee only started in 1956. But he's also proposed merging this article with Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee. Wikipedia is very much a work in progress! Andrewa 23:42, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

What I said is that UW-Milwaukee was created by the merger between the old University of Wisconsin and the former Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee in 1956. The history of Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee dates back to the Milwaukee State Normal School founded in 1880. These are all accurate facts. I didn't specifically pointed out that the history of UM-Milwaukee only started in 1956. I really don't see what you are arguing about. Miaers 03:11, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't want to argue. Agree these are facts. But you said below I think we need to consider the physical existence of UWM when we talk about its history. What does this mean? Andrewa 09:11, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

The external link of this article provides a source. It starts UW-Milwaukee's history from the Milwaukee State Normal School not the University of Wisconsin in Madison. This is how most people think of UWM's history. Also, I don't think it is a good idea to start this article with the seal. Miaers 17:41, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

College articles customarily start with the infobox; also, the seal shows the history of the University through the three dates. Or do you think we should drop the infobox, since it is more suited to the University's main article? (You could be right.) --Orange Mike 15:16, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Merge

Please see discussion at Talk:University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Auroranorth 12:43, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Merge proposal

I propose merging Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee here. The content is highly duplicative otherwise. Jahaza (talk) 03:58, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

Against: Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee is distinct from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Although the former merged with the University of Wisconsin–Extension to create the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee maintains its own separate history. There is sourced content in Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee, such as information on alumni and student life or sports, that would not appropriately fit into History of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Content like this is typical for university and college articles. Expanding these and other sections in the Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee is feasible, given the availability of sources, and allowable because Wikipedia does not have space limitations.

There is also a noticeable difference in article quality. Efforts are underway to secure additional sources and expand the content of the Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee; the article was under an "in use" tag when the merger discussion was originally posted. Some improvements have already been made. In contrast, the History of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee continues to present challenges, particularly with unsourced material. The merger will address these issues, as content concerning the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is largely unsourced. Given the overlap in content, it may be more effective to merge History of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee into University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee#History, which provides similar information with stronger sourcing. Rublamb (talk) 00:18, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Jahaza, if this doesn't get any more input, it's likely to be closed as no consensus. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 21:06, 12 March 2026 (UTC)