adult learners

Meet the three recipients of the 2022 Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award, recognizing the perseverance and leadership of returning adult students.

Read suggestions from our career and educational counselor on how to be a lifelong learner — and why it can help your career.

There are many good reasons students choose to take time away from college. UW–Madison student Annie Lewis shares her story.

One of our academic advisors provides advice and support for first-generation returning adult college students in this column published in the Wisconsin State Journal.

Four common myths about earning your college degree online — and what you should know instead.

Read about new funding for the Odyssey Project from the CUNA Mutual Group Foundation.

Ready to test your knowledge on continuing education? We’ve compiled a set of questions from our 2021 Wisconsin State Journal columns. Enjoy this quiz put together by one of our educational counselors.

UW–Madison’s Director of University Veteran Services, Joe Rassmussen, shares insights about federal and state education benefits available to veterans.

Tips on setting priorities, communicating needs and maintaining your well-being.

As the school year commences, be prepared to reach out and ask your school for help when it comes to your academics, health and financial well-being.

A college rejection can sting, but there is more than one way to reach your academic goals.

For Nicole Knutson, it was never if she would get a college degree, it was when. She loved academics. But after high school, about halfway into her first…

Read about some actions you can take during summer downtime to prepare for fall applications and enrollment in your continuing education.

Jason Glomp plans to use his degree in political science and certificate in public policy to support workers, labor unions and nonprofits.

Each spring, UW–Madison Adult Career and Special Student Services recognizes the determination and leadership of returning adult undergraduate students with scholarships and awards, including the Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award.

Read about a variety of beneficial educational options outside of getting a degree, by our student services coordinator Ace Hilliard.

Before you jump back into a degree or training program, help set yourself up for success by conducting this three-part education audit.

Our student services coordinator Anne Niendorf shared her journey to getting a college degree, along with tips on being a returning adult student, with the Wisconsin State Journal. Get inspired by her story!

Our new column, published monthly in the Wisconsin State Journal, shares opportunities, resources and tips for returning adult students.

UW–Madison Continuing Education classes can help you keep on learning online from the safety of home.

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.

In his village of Koumea in Togo, Africa, 8-year-old Hezouwe Walada watched nearly half of his community—including three of his young cousins—die of malaria in early 2000. He decided then and there he wanted to become a doctor. After 20 years, nearly 6,000 miles and a host of trials and tribulations, Walada started at the University of Wisconsin–Madison through the Odyssey Project.

In the midst of a highly insecure time, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Odyssey Project secured $3 million in gifts, a base for the future of Odyssey and…

Even a pandemic cannot dampen the spirits of these graduates. In a Zoom ceremony that included more than 200 people, participants were treated to a…