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Odyssey Project: A partner for life

Posted on June 26, 2017

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.

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Odyssey Project provides hope for immigrants and refugees

Posted on March 20, 2017

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

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A Life Worth Living

Posted on February 23, 2017

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

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Madison Magazine recognizes Odyssey Project’s Emily Auerbach

Posted on October 21, 2016

Emily Auerbach is recognized on the “M List” among innovative mentors and teachers who are creatively helping others to excel in the workplace or in school.

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A Berea Legacy: The Inheritance of Emily Auerbach

Posted on April 15, 2016

From Berea College Magazine, learn about the Odyssey Project’s Emily Auerbach and how her parents’ experience at Berea inspired her to found the Odyssey Project.

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Priced out: Low-income students struggle to meet costs, participate in college community

Posted on February 3, 2016

From The Capital Times, this cover story featuring an Odyssey alumna examines how low-income students overcome hunger, homeless and other obstacles to pursue higher education.

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A Berea Legacy: The Inheritance of Emily Auerbach

Posted on January 15, 2016

“Why would poor people want to read Plato?” a local reporter once asked Dr. Auerbach. To understand their motivation, one needs to hear the stories of Emily’s parents.

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From homelessness to commencement

Posted on December 19, 2015

Odyssey student, Keena Atkinson went from sleeping in her car to graduating from UW-Madison in just six years.

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NBC15 Report on new Odyssey Junior program

Posted on March 30, 2015

NBC15 news anchor Leigh Mills interviews Emily Auerbach and Qu’Anna Caffey, a participant in the new Odyssey Junior program.

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Professor wins national honor for expanding

Posted on October 30, 2014

Odyssey Project’s Emily Auerbach is honored by one of the nation’s leading higher-education organizations for three decades of work expanding university access to more diverse populations.

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