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Michael M. Knetter joined the Wisconsin School of Business as its dean in July 2002. As dean, he has orchestrated the novel $85 million Wisconsin Naming Gift, the expansion of[…]

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The dean outlines his short and long-term recommendations for a sustained recovery in the US economy.

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