{"id":11280,"date":"2026-06-05T10:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economics\/?p=11280"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:16:29","slug":"students-study-friedman-in-vermont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economics\/students-study-friedman-in-vermont\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Study Friedman in Vermont"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In early summer, Six UWM students attended a colloquium to study the free-market principles advanced by Nobel economics laureate Milton Friedman. They included two economics graduate students, Alex Anagbado and Jan Philip Steitz, and two economics undergraduate students, Ella Wiedl and Cayden Oneal. Led by Prof. Stephen Miller (Franciscan University), the\u00a0colloquium was held in Vermont at Capitaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/Capitaf_1654702927.webp\" alt=\"Alex Anagbado, Ella Wiedl, Cayden Oneal, Samuel Guzman, Faith Lor, Jan Philip Steitz and Stephen Miller\" class=\"wp-image-11281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/Capitaf_1654702927.webp 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/Capitaf_1654702927-300x206.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Alex Anagbado, Ella Wiedl, Cayden Oneal, Samuel Guzman, Faith Lor, Jan Philip Steitz and Stephen Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Friedman\u2019s former\u00a0 summer home was converted into The Milton and Rose Friedman Center and its name Capitaf comes from their 1962 book <em>Capitalism and Freedom<\/em>.\u00a0 Our students reported lively and valuable discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/MiltonRose_1654702927.webp\" alt=\"Rose and Milton Friedman\" class=\"wp-image-11282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/MiltonRose_1654702927.webp 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/MiltonRose_1654702927-244x300.webp 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Rose and Milton Friedman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Expenses were paid by the James G. 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