by UMOJA Staff | June 10, 2021 | Graduation
Madison East High School Arturo Guadarrama is proud graduating member of East High School’s Class of 2021. He was active in the Engineering Club, Raza United, Information Technology Academy (ITA), Escalera, Gear Up, and Boys Soccer. He will be attending UW-Madison to...
by UMOJA Staff | June 10, 2021 | Graduation
Alicia Hazen is a 4.0 graduate of Edgewood College’s Class of 2021. She received a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership and Change. Q: Describe senior year amid the COVID-19 pandemic? A: I started graduate school in Fall 2019, so made it about a...
by UMOJA Staff | June 10, 2021 | Graduation
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...
by Yvette L. Craig | June 10, 2021 | Graduation
The sky’s the limit. That overwhelming confidence was contagious among graduates of the Urban League of Greater Madison’s Women In Hard Hats’ inaugural class. Five beaming women ꟷ armed with hands-on training, critical thinking skills, and pink hard hats ꟷ discovered...
by Yvette L. Craig | June 10, 2021 | Graduation
Women In Focus 2021 Scholarship winners: Top row: Jayda Woods, Quynh-Anh Le, Ebba Harrison, Aliyah Brown, Calise Howard and Areea Her Middle row: Isaiah Mielke, Tziah McNair, Copper Daniel, Chastity Collins, Nongnah Her, Jillian Patton Bottom row: Meghna Krisna,...
by UMOJA Staff | June 10, 2021 | Graduation
Meet Kingsley-Reigne Pissang, An Exceptional 2021 UW-Madison Graduate At the heart of Kingsley-Reigne Pissang’s scholarship, leadership, and activism are her concerns about achievement gaps among African American males, issues of racism and exclusion at the University...
