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The gift to the Odyssey Future Fund will support the UW Odyssey Project’s long-term sustainability and student success for years to come.

Learn from a faculty member and a student about UW–Madison’s professional programs in the School of Education, as well as the demand for workers in the education field.

September is National Student Parent Month. Read about how higher education institutions can support student parents, and let’s celebrate these students’ success!

Read how the School of Human Ecology’s summer internship scholarship allowed UW–Madison undergrad Maren Stewart to explore Australia’s sights when she’s not busy working at her summer internship at a fermented foods company in Melbourne.

Continuing Studies staff and faculty were honored to host the chancellor for a few hours to discuss opportunities, priorities and challenges at the division.

Read how summer term online courses allow pre-med students to volunteer in their hometown EMS.

Study a language online with UW–Madison Continuing Studies language programs. We promise it will be exactly the same as in-person learning, only completely different.

Happy anniversary to the Badger Ready program, celebrating five years of increasing access to the university and welcoming returning adult students.

Two 2023 graduates receive the Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award recognizing exceptional determination and perseverance.

DACA beneficiaries benefit from a UW–Madison study abroad program in Mexico supported by Continuing Studies.

The UW Odyssey Project celebrates 20 years and invites the community to the Chazen Museum of Art for a celebratory event on April 20.

Now a member of the UW Marching Band drumline, Elliott Frank says SMC helped him get comfortable with campus — and the audition process.

Five Odyssey alumni share how writing has helped shape their life and the world.

Congratulations to Professor Armando Ibarra, receiving a distinguished alumni award from his alma mater, Chico State. Professor Ibarra contributes knowledge and understanding of worker communities through his work at the UW–Madison School for Workers.

After serving 38 years in prison, Robert Taliaferro returned home in January 2022. As he walked away from Oakhill Correctional Institution in Oregon, Wisconsin, he carried with him more than 175 college credits and a resume that included editing an award-winning prison newspaper.

In fall 2023, veterans can start a new UW Odyssey Project course tailored to them. Read about the program and learn how to apply now!

Dr. Sammy K. Ngichabe knew that if he learned to improve medical systems and processes, he could make a difference in global and maternal healthcare. In July 2020 he was part of a United Nations medical team that received an award for innovative use of data during the COVID 19 emergency response aimed at streamlining operations and improving health and safety.

UW-Madison Odyssey Beyond Bars director talks with our educational counselor Ace Hilliard about opportunities for students who are currently or were formerly incarcerated.

Learn about the flexibility and advancement opportunities offered by professional engineering programs, including accelerated, fast-paced options and Interdisciplinary Professional Programs, which include 100% online options.

There are many paths on the way to get your degree, and some include Summer Finish scholarships! Each year, UW–Madison students who are just a few courses away from graduation can apply for a $1,000 scholarship to help them complete their degree during Summer Term.

The UW Odyssey Project offers a free, two-semester humanities course for adult students facing economic barriers to college.

Growing up in Wisconsin, Dan Barry always respected the state’s flagship university. After a circuitous journey through several states, and with the goal of career…

Great news! The Odyssey Project is receiving $500,000 from the recent federal spending bill signed by President Biden.

Badger Precollege helps students along their personal path to higher education, but don’t take our word for it. Below, a few of our former students — all of them now enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison — share how Badger Precollege has helped them transition to life and learning in college.