University of Wisconsin–Madison
As her fellow graduating seniors prepare to close out their final semester at UW–Madison, Cat Carroll is laying out her itinerary to spend a year abroad, traveling to seven countries around the world to connect and tell the stories of communities directly impacted by historic and contemporary migration patterns. Her work will also follow journalists, …
Max Koenig, from Baraboo, will follow his May 2024 graduation with a year-long exploration of the influence of African culture, history and music in communities that were impacted by slavery. His travels will take him to Caribbean nations, Colombia and Brazil. Read the full story.
Her adventure around the world started with a class about space. Claire James, the inaugural winner of the Wolff Fellowship, which provides substantial funds for post-graduation travel, pinpoints an early astronomy class as key to how she approached her college education. “I might not have ever sought out that class if it weren’t for the …