Odyssey
Odyssey Beyond Bars featured on 93.1 JAMZ
Krista Uelmen from Krista & The Morning Rush spoke with Kevin Mullen, Assistant Professor & Co-Director of the UW Odyssey Project, and Mark Español, Odyssey Beyond Bars Alumni & DJ.
Award-winning Odyssey Project development director shares ‘love of humanity’ despite harrowing family history
Read about Jenny Pressman’s award-winning work for the UW Odyssey Project as well as her life story that shapes who she is and what she does for her community.
Odyssey Project receives $1 million match from Pleasant Rowland Foundation
The gift to the Odyssey Future Fund will support the UW Odyssey Project’s long-term sustainability and student success for years to come.
UW Odyssey Project celebrates 20 years of transformation through education
The UW Odyssey Project celebrates 20 years and invites the community to the Chazen Museum of Art for a celebratory event on April 20.
Odyssey Beyond Bars: Communities benefit from prison education program
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.
UW Odyssey Project launches free education initiative for veterans
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!
UW Odyssey Project graduates and supporters celebrate at in-person ceremony
The UW Odyssey Project offers a free, two-semester humanities course for adult students facing economic barriers to college.
Odyssey Project graduates, supporters celebrate determination in a challenging year
Students, staff and community came together to recognize the 18th graduating class of UW–Madison’s award-winning program.
UW Odyssey Beyond Bars program receives grant to teach college courses in Wisconsin prisons
UW Odyssey Beyond Bars program receives grant to teach college courses in Wisconsin prisons
May 07 2021
The pilot project will deliver introductory college courses in English to incarcerated students who are interested in post-secondary education but are not yet enrolled in a credential-granting program.
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 breaking the cycle of generational…
UW Odyssey Project fundraiser sets a record at the Madison Club
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 level and wraparound services to empower them and their families to transform their lives.
Odyssey Project featured in new podcast
Odyssey Project students share stories of trial and triumph
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.
Odyssey Project student overcomes obstacles to get his bachelor’s degree
Odyssey provides adults facing economic barriers with a chance to start college for free
A spectacular 90th birthday gift to the Odyssey Project
The Odyssey Project has empowered more than 400 adults to overcome adversity and achieve their dreams through free access to a two-semester humanities course.
Searching for a job if you’re an ex-offender
In Wisconsin, ex-offenders recently out of prison have many resources to begin their job search and should be optimistic about their options.
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.