UW-Milwaukee Distinguished Professor and author J. David Hoeveler discusses his latest book, “John Bascom and the Origins of the Wisconsin Idea,” with Lake Effect’s Rachel Morello.
![Bascom Hall](https://uwm.edu/history/wp-content/uploads/sites/212/2016/09/bascom-hall.jpg)
Bascom Hall, atop UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill, is named for former UW system president John Bascom.
Listen to the interview on UWM Lake Effect’s program “John Bascom Credited With Defining the ‘Wisconsin Idea”.