of the Wisconsin Idea, UW-Madison's belief that education must enhance people's lives beyond the boundaries of the classroom, supporting Native American educational achievement aligns with the university's commitment to public service." In media Wisconsin Public Radio, formerly a division of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, was established to bring the Wisconsin Idea to the broadcast airwaves. From the WPR Mission Statement: "WPR's Mission is to realize the Wisconsin Idea by producing, acquiring and delivering high quality audio programming that serves the public's need to discuss ideas and opinions, and that provides cultural enrichment, intellectual stimulation, and intelligent, enlightening entertainment." References Further reading Altmeyer, Arthur J. The Formative Years of Social Security (University of Wisconsin Press, 1966) Altmeyer, Arthur J. "The Wisconsin Idea and Social Security." Wisconsin Magazine of History, 42#1 (1958), pp. 19–25. online also see another copy Carrington, Paul D. and King, Erika., "Law and the Wisconsin Idea" (1997). Duke Law Faculty Scholarship, Paper 192. Carstensen, Vernon. "The Origin and Early Development of the Wisconsin Idea", Wisconsin Magazine of History, 39#3 (Spring 1956), pp. 181–188. Corry, Joe, and James Gooch. "The Wisconsin idea: Extending the boundaries of a university." Higher Education Quarterly 46.4 (1992): 305-320. Davidson, Randall. 9XM Talking: WHA Radio and the Wisconsin Idea. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. Doan, Edward N. The La Follettes and the Wisconsin Idea. New York: Rinehart, 1947. Heinen, Neil. "Wisconsin’s Great Idea". Madison Magazine, January 2012. Hoeveler, J. David, Jr. "The University and the Social Gospel: The Intellectual Origins of the 'Wisconsin Idea'", Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 59, no. 4 (Summer 1976), pp. 282–298. Howe, Frederic C. Wisconsin: An Experiment in Democracy. New York: Scribner's, 1912. McCarthy, Charles. The Wisconsin Idea. New York: Macmillan Company, 1912. MacLean, Elizabeth K. "Joseph E. Davies: The Wisconsin Idea and the Origins of the Federal Trade Commission," Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (July 2007). Rippley, LaVern J. "Charles McCarthy and Frederic C. Howe: Their Imperial German Sources for the Wisconsin Idea in Progressive Politics." Monatshefte (1988): 67-81. online Unger, Nancy C. Fighting Bob La Follette: The Righteous Reformer (U of North Carolina Press, 2003) pp 120-138. Ward, David. "Serving the State: The Wisconsin Idea Revisited," Educational Record, vol. 73, no. 2 (Spring 1992), pp. 12–16. Witte, John F. "Wisconsin ideas: The continuing role of the university in the state and beyond." New Directions for Higher Education 2000.112 (2000): 7-16. External links The