Year: 2017

With only a high school education, one participant found that many doors were closed to her. Now, with Odyssey by her side, they are starting to open.

Josephine Lorya, a refugee from South Sudan, obtained her master’s degree at UW-Madison, thanks to the Odyssey Project’s life-long commitment to its students.

They enrich the Odyssey class with their varied perspectives, just as multicultural newcomers have always enriched America.

From Isthmus, this cover story explores how the Odyssey Project proves that the humanities can change destinies.