2021 High School Graduates

2021 High School Graduates

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...
2021 College Graduates

2021 College Graduates

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...
UW Odyssey Project Class of 2021

UW Odyssey Project Class of 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...
Constructing a Profession, Building Wealth

Constructing a Profession, Building Wealth

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...
Who Run The World? Girls.

Who Run The World? Girls.

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...