overcoming adversity and achieving dreams through higher education
In this episode, Otis shares the moments that shaped his manhood and led him to see himself in a different light. We listen to a story Otis Harris Jr told a few yeas ago as part of the Odyssey Project writing class panel at the Writer’s Institute.
Love Wisconsin, August 6 2021
Despite battling COVID, deaths of loved ones, homelessness, domestic abuse, parenting stress, lost wages, and physical and mental health challenges, the UW–Madison Odyssey Class of 2021 beat the odds. Thirty-five students graduated in a virtual ceremony on May 5, sharing complex works of literature, philosophy, history, and works of art. As the first graduating class …
“We linked the George Floyd killing to centuries of racial injustice,” explained Auerbach. The program studied Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Langston Hughes and others. “We link today to what we’re reading from the past and many of our students found a voice in poetry in editorials and essays and on the frontlines …
Channel 3000, May 18 2021
Inside Higher Ed, May 18 2021
With the Story Exchange, we wanted to create a virtual space where folks could share short stories about their relationship with writing, in the hope that these stories would inspire others to recognize their labor as writers and to push forward on their writing journeys. One particularly impactful cluster of contributions to the Story Exchange …
The heartache and the hardship for this class has been overwhelming, but so has the perseverance and the courage, -UW Odyssey Project Director Emily Auerbach tells Madison365. The University of Wisconsin–Madison Odyssey Project, now in its 18th year, will celebrate 35 graduates at the Odyssey Class of 2021 Online Graduation Ceremony tonight at 6 p.m. …
“To Corey Saffold, who graduated from the Odyssey Course in 2006, the class’s humanities focus was critical. “You really begin to find your voice in those moments because you’re inspired by [them],” he says of the times the class read Plato, Shakespeare, Thoreau, and Martin Luther King Jr. He believes everyone needs the humanities, even …
“In the UW Odyssey Project in Madison, WI, co-director/founder Emily Auerbach and the entire team work to assure that the pathway from the Odyssey classroom to a college degree is as clear and smooth as possible for their students. This photo represents just some of the Odyssey alumni who earned two-year, four-year, and advanced degrees in 2020 …