Learner stories
Whether you’re returning to school or just getting started, there are a variety of lifelong learning paths you can take to meet your goals through continuing education.

Kristy Jorgensen When we say our graduates achieve their goals, we mean it. Case in point: Kristy Jorgensen. A first-generation college grad, working mom and…

Summer offers a powerful opportunity for discovery. Whether you’re exploring countries far from home, taking a course in an unfamiliar subject, or completing an internship,…

From a childhood gift igniting a lifelong passion for science to witnessing the heroism of healthcare workers during a global pandemic, the journeys of Dora…

Library & Information Studies alum, Lauren, shares how career services at UW–Madison helped her navigate a career pivot and land a fulfilling role as an…

Data skills can open unexpected doors. Rahil Virani, MSx’25, knows this firsthand. Before coming to Madison, Virani was a software developer tackling coding projects while…

For high schoolers across the globe, studying in the U.S. may seem like a faraway dream. Thanks to the Wisconsin International Precollege Academy (WIPA), WIPA…

For Jeannette Eichholz, language learning is more than just a hobby. It’s a lifelong passion that has shaped her career, emboldened her travels and deepened…

This year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award winners, Chikara Crooks and Ivanna Ceballos, share a powerful common thread: each is working to become the…

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering students looking to advance their careers quickly are turning to the College of Engineering’s accelerated master’s degrees. With an accelerated master’s…

Through University of Wisconsin–Madison Professional Degrees & Certificates programs, Fatima Abdul Rasheed discovered a new career, and Natasha Sanchez hopes to advance in hers. Due…

Ricardo Vargas began his coaching journey with a pivotal realization: He discovered that true leadership wasn’t about providing answers and directives but rather guiding others…

Congratulations, graduates! Completing a degree is no small feat—but doing so entirely online? That’s a testament to unparalleled dedication, discipline and resilience. This past December,…

Are you interested in the treatment of various neuropsychiatric conditions through controlled psychoactive substances? UW–Madison’s Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation (PPI) MS and Psychoactive Pharmaceutical…

“If you can put the work in, it will improve every relationship in your life.” — Danalyn Harper Rayner, family medicine physician, UW…

Many college students will tell you that an internship is critical to their higher education experience. But how do you manage an internship — particularly…

An aspiring actor at Auburn High School in Rockford, Illinois, junior Alexander Powell is used to displaying confidence on the stage. But when it came…

Amanda Sauri and her son September is National Recovery Month, a time to recognize the recovery community and the importance of evidence-based treatment for mental…

Robin Skierka loves to learn. Whether it’s self-taught or a formal course, she is constantly looking for ways to learn and utilize new things. “I…