The award-winning UW–Madison Odyssey Project can claim another accolade. They set a fundraising record at the Madison Club’s annual Charity Gala, raising more than $200,000 to provide educational access to adults living at the poverty …
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Author shares the secrets to writing a great memoir in online and in-person classes
Author Sue Roupp believes as writers write about their struggles, they gain power over them. It doesn’t matter if they won or lost, just that they survived. “People of all ages want to write about …
Noncredit course offers fascinating look at little-known World War I history in Wisconsin
On April 6, 1917, Congress approved a resolution declaring war with Germany. But 11 of Wisconsin’s 13 national representatives voted against America’s entrance into the European War—later to be called World War I. These votes, …
$1.8 million grant to shed light on quality, access and equity of college internships
A grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will enable a team of education researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to study college internships and how students of color enter the workforce from college. …