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Brown and Phillips said their age made them feel out of place when they first enrolled in the Odyssey Project more than a decade ago. The younger students seemed to be more advanced in their learning, they explained, but coming back through Odyssey Senior has strengthened them and energized their desires to write. “I’ve always …
“For the rest of my life, I’ll remember how Chancellor Blank treated me with dignity, kindness, and respect,” said Odyssey alum Char Braxton, who attended the chancellor’s memorial service and spoke to the chancellor many times over the past nine years. Along with the entire campus and community, Odyssey mourns the loss of UW–Madison …
When Corey Saffold applied for the UW Odyssey Project in 2005, he had no idea it would change his life. Prior to attending Odyssey — an award-winning University of Wisconsin–Madison educational access program — he’d never taken a college course and considered himself a passive person. During his Odyssey experience, he engaged in discussions of …
UW–Madison’s Chazen Museum of Art has been a longtime partner of the Odyssey Project, from hosting our 10th and soon, our 20th–anniversary celebration to welcoming Odyssey students to campus for 20 years to view and respond to the art it displays. We were delighted to have Chazen leaders and guest artists such as Sanford Biggers …
Five Odyssey alumni share their purpose in their role as writers and the power of using their words to change the world.
Jean Feraca, Kevin Mullen, and Erin Celello share insights about the program's impact and some favorite teaching moments.
The Odyssey Project will start a new initiative specifically for veterans, named Odyssey Beyond Wars. It joins the project’s umbrella of offerings, which includes the original Odyssey Project, which serves people with financial or other barriers to a college education; Odyssey Junior, for children of students; and Odyssey Beyond Bars, a program offering classes to …