As a notable program in UW–Madison’s DDEEA, PEOPLE celebrates 25 years of empowering Wisconsin high school students to achieve their college dreams. Read how its legacy of opportunity and success fuels its vision to continue setting the standard for college access.
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PEOPLE Program Application Deadline Extended to March 12
The application deadline to join the UW–Madison PEOPLE program has been extended to Friday, March 12th at 11:59 p.m. CST
PEOPLE Alumni Update: At just 21, Rodney Lambright II is already a successful cartoonist
This cartoonist already has a good tale to tell “The dream,” Lambright says, “is to become a freelance artist and do projects I want to do, as well as commissions.” He mentions writing a graphic …
Brand New Badger: Daughter of Hmong immigrants part of national push for more women in technology
Rosee Xiong barely remembers a day when she didn’t have her fingers on a computer keyboard or some other piece of technology. That youthful passion paid off this year when the Wisconsin affiliate of the National …
Gail Ford: College Prep Queen & Soul Worker
“I know the power of pre-college programs and the ripple effect on families because I experienced it,” says Gail Ford, the newly appointed assistant director at UW-Madison’s Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, or …
PEOPLE Scholars continue to rise to the challenge
One of the most successful long-term diversity pipelines to higher education in the nation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) continues to increase the number of college-ready students applying …
Hands-on science lessons solve murder in CSI-Madison
UW-Madison Provost Paul DeLuca says he’s willing to do almost anything to help students learn. And this week, he proved it by remaining inert for nearly 45 minutes, head slumped face-down on a table …