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Adult students inspire with their aspirations and achievements
UW-Madison’s outstanding adult students were honored with scholarships and awards at a ceremony on April 23, 2019. Their stories of resilience and determination are the embodiment of the Wisconsin Idea.
Music theory expert Jamie Henke receives UW System’s Underkofler teaching award
Henke, a distinguished faculty associate in Continuing Studies and the Mead Witter School of Music, brings a learn-by-doing approach to classes such as Create Your Own Music.
Students meet in a Continuing Studies Spanish course, then again in Costa Rica
Continuing Studies offers a comprehensive noncredit Spanish language program.
Returning adults students honored for hard work through challenges
Aysha Dominguez and Olivia Wine will receive the Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award for their efforts.
Badger Ready gives adult students a pathway to a UW–Madison degree
Adult students who left college can prove their academic abilities in the new University of Wisconsin-Madison program.
Odyssey Project, Badger Ready help local dad resume dream of earning a bachelor’s degree
Two UW–Madison programs—the Odyssey Project and Badger Ready—have helped a local dad discover his potential and resume his journey to a bachelor’s degree.
Lifelong learning for the 100-year life
Strategies for reinventing higher education in a time of longer lifespans.
Brava magazine names the Odyssey Project’s Colleen Johnson a ‘Woman to Watch’
As director of development and community partnerships for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Odyssey Project, Johnson leads fundraising efforts for a program that has helped more than 500 disadvantaged individuals make strides toward their educational goals.