“For over a century, UW-Madison has been guided by the Wisconsin Idea: the principle that higher education should influence and benefit people’s lives outside the traditional boundaries of the classroom. The Odyssey Project, which offers …
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Amplifying Odyssey voices
“Odyssey is the pencil of life with which we can erase past regrets and rewrite our future. Every ‘word’ formed solidifies our resolve, those periods at the end a proud stamp of success. Sentence by …
Strength in numbers: Please spread the word!
UW Odyssey Project Co-director Emily Auerbach likes to quote Helen Keller: “Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” Emily knows that as a small program, Odyssey depends on the strength …
New mother determined to succeed
When Kayanna Branch applied for Odyssey’s Class of 2022, she knew her baby (named Summer) was due on September 17, just two weeks after the course began. “I’ll do my homework, join Zoom for a …
Odyssey is a lifeline for grieving mother
“Odyssey is an amazing program, a lifeline, a source of strength that keeps me going and lifts some of the weight off me.” So said Jeannine Shoemaker, a graduate of Odyssey’s Class of 2014, now …
New Tuesday Morning Booktalks for fall
When the pandemic struck in March 2020, Odyssey classes shut down and so did Emily Auerbach’s Tuesday Morning Booktalks, a long-running series of community discussions of literature held at the public library. “I naively sent …
New Friends of Odyssey board member
“I love Odyssey and am honored to be invited to join the board to help Odyssey succeed.” Last month, Brenda González became the newest member of the all-volunteer Board of Directors for the Friends of …
New classes in a new space
“I’m excited and nervous.” New students in Odyssey’s Class of 2022 chose “excited” and “nervous” more than any other adjectives when describing their feelings about starting the college jumpstart program. As they entered the classroom …
INSIDE STORIES: Otis Harris Jr.
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 …
“This one class opened up so many doors.”
Love Wisconsin, August 6 2021