Marquette University | |
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City: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Type: | Private |
Students: | 11,800[1] |
Sports: | basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball[2] |
Colors: | gold, blue, white |
Mascot: | Golden Eagles |
Endowment: | $698.0 million (2019)[3] |
Website: | http://www.mu.edu/ |
Marquette University is a private Jesuit school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was named after Father Jacques Marquette, a missionary and explorer of the 1600s.[4]
In 2020, Marquette's black student counsel demanded a “Black Living Learning Community” and ways to punish “hate speech.” This has prompted criticism for illegal housing segregation and for violating First Amendment Rights.[5]