For a snapshot of wartime higher education 75 years ago, here is a schedule of extension courses offered by the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, from the Milwaukee Journal, September 17, 1944.

The engineering and management courses were offered under sponsorship of the U.S. Office of Education to meet war needs.  Accordingly, no tuition was charged for those courses, other than the cost of texts and materials.  Tuition for other courses ranged from $4 to $25.

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