
Returning adult students dig deep to balance roles and responsibilities in COVID times
Kristy Jorgensen and Alex Hentzen are among 9,805 students 25 years old and older who were enrolled spring 2019 through 2020 at UW-Madison. Read about their challenges and triumphs.
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Student’s remarkable journey to starting his undergraduate degree at age 28, living his dream
In his village of Koumea in Togo, Africa, 8-year-old Hezouwe Walada watched nearly half of his community—including three of his
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New $3 million endowment will enable UW Odyssey Project to continue to combat inequities
In the midst of a highly insecure time, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Odyssey Project secured $3 million in gifts, a base for
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Odyssey Project online graduation full of pride, community, love
Even a pandemic cannot dampen the spirits of these graduates. In a Zoom ceremony that included more than 200 people,
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Odyssey student triumphs over the odds to get his master’s degree as an older adult
Brian Benford describes his educational journey as full of “potholes, roadblocks, angst and unfulfilled dreams. Starting in the 1970s, I
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Returning adult students receive awards for perseverance, leadership
Lifelong learning runs in Talesa Allen’s family. When her dad was 67, he went back to Madison College for a
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Continuing Studies language classes help students build skills, cultural competence, and community
Not only is learning a language great for your brain, but it can also provide a sense of community—and it’s fun.
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Aerial artists find skills and grounding in modern dance class
When Madison-area aerialists and circus artists come down from their silks, hoops, and trapeze, some of them get grounded at
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UW Odyssey Project receives $50,000 from Rennebohm Foundation
The UW–Madison Odyssey Project received a generous gift of $50,000 from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation to support Odyssey’s mission of
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