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The beloved Dr. Baron Kelly joins Odyssey faculty!

Posted on August 15, 2020

We are delighted to announce that this month Baron joins us as a senior, tenured professor with a joint appointment between the Odyssey Project and the UW Department of Theatre and Drama. For Baron, this …

Posted in Odyssey Updates

College Behind Bars — August 7

Posted on July 30, 2020

The UW Odyssey Project, First Unitarian Society, and MOSES Team invite you to a viewing of College Behind Bars, a film by Lynn Novick, as part of the First Friday Film Series on August 7 at 6:30 p.m. Join …

Posted in Odyssey UpdatesTagged College Behind Bars, Graduation, Odyssey Beyond Bars

Editorial: Meeting the immediate needs of UW’s Odyssey Project

Posted on July 17, 2020

“The UW Odyssey Project, providing free humanities courses for adults near the poverty level, received a new $3 million endowment a few weeks ago. Major gifts from Pleasant Rowland and John and Tashia Morgridge among …

Posted in In the news

New $3 Million Endowment will enable UW Odyssey Project to continue to combat inequalities

Posted on July 16, 2020

“In the midst of a highly insecure time, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Odyssey Project secured $3 million in gifts, a base for the future of Odyssey and its transformational work in breaking the cycle of generational poverty …

Posted in In the news

Success Coach Succeeds Himself!

Posted on July 15, 2020

Brian Benford, Odyssey Class of 2007, survived cancer, raised five children, and battled poverty as he journeyed toward degrees and a career. Although the pandemic robbed him of the chance to walk across a stage …

Posted in Odyssey UpdatesTagged Success Coach

Virtual class of 2021 feels real excitement

Posted on July 1, 2020

For the first time in Odyssey’s history, we are beginning a new online-only class. The challenges are immense, as we will be working to create a warm community and life-changing effects without in-person discussions, hugs, …

Posted in Odyssey Updates

New $3 million endowment empowers UW Odyssey Project to combat inequities

Posted on July 1, 2020

During insecure times, we are thrilled to announce a $3 million endowment to help secure Odyssey’s future. The endowment is named after Emily’s mother, Wanda, who made it out of dire poverty through her love of reading …

Posted in Odyssey UpdatesTagged Donation, Endowment, The Auerbachs

Odyssey student triumphs over the odds to get his master’s degree as an older adult

Posted on June 16, 2020

“We must give men and women in our marginalized communities more opportunities to develop their voices, and we must equip people entangled in the criminal justice system with the tools they need to transcend it.”

Posted in In the news

Odyssey’s virtual graduation ceremony is a success!

Posted on June 15, 2020

From London to Seattle to Austin, comments poured in from Odyssey supporters who watched our first-ever online graduation ceremony last month: “You pulled the rabbit out of the hat and created magic under the direst …

Posted in Odyssey UpdatesTagged Graduation

“No longer deferred”: Odyssey grads become college grads

Posted on June 1, 2020

Mustafa Mohammed Saed (pictured above, far right) watched his sister and fellow Odyssey 2016 classmate Umaima (third from left) graduate from UW–Madison in December, wearing cap and gown and walking across the stage at a …

Posted in Odyssey UpdatesTagged Graduation
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