The easy answer is this Clark University (BA), the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (MA), and the University of Wisconsin- Madison (Ph.D.). It was not a direct route with Peace Corps service and public service in between degrees. But it reflected what was possible then … upward movement from a rather poor, working class upbringing to a career at an R-1 research university. I managed to sustain a thoroughly enjoyable career as a professor, consultant, and policy wonk using the University of Wisconsin as my professional base.  Clark University transformed my life in the 1960s. Wisconsin gave me an ideal platform to do what I enjoyed. I feel so fortunate.