Continuing Studies at UW-Madison

10/12/2026

DEADLINE THIS WEEK: Influencing Without Authority

You’ll learn how to influence others through trust and credibility instead of power plays.

Practice using curious questions to inspire action when it really counts.

Sign up by Oct. 16: https://bit.ly/4jTifGV

10/01/2026

Join faculty from the School for Workers for an evening of art and dialogue at the Chazen Museum of Art.

Celebrating the Pressing Issues exhibition, Dr. Ericka Wills and Professor Alexia Kulwiec will discuss what has, and hasn't, changed for workers since these prints were made.

RSVPs appreciated, see below for details.

Pressing Issues Exhibition Celebration with Dr. Ericka Wills and Professor Alexia Kulwiec

09/30/2026

How 'bout these Badgers! 🦡

We recently welcomed Badger Ready students and alumni to campus for a day of community, knowledge-sharing and encouragement.

Badger Ready is a bridge program helps adult learners who wouldn't otherwise qualify get the credits they need to transfer to UW–Madison.

Full story (and more photos) down below. ⬇️

09/28/2026

“When I initially reached out, I was 48 years old, married, with a 2-year-old son, a full-time job, living in the Chicago suburbs,” Bobby recalls.

UW-Madison Online made it possible to go back to school for his bachelor's like he always meant to.

Head down below to see the impact of online learning for working adults. 🔗⬇️

09/24/2026

Dig deeper with motivational interviewing in our intermediate course for social workers and behavioral health professionals. 📝

Practice cultivating change talk, reducing discord and increasing readiness-based planning.

Register by Oct. 1: https://bit.ly/4yO0k8N

09/22/2026

Step outside your comfort zone with a language course and see where your curiosity leads. 🌏🛫

See upcoming language courses below. 🔗⬇️

09/10/2026

Students from Pre-K to college have gone back to school. How do you plan to engage your brain this Fall? 📚

If you need some ideas, check out our Lifelong Learning newsletter: https://bit.ly/4gUqSOl

Every year, thousands of precollege, adult and professional students turn to the UW–Madison Division of Continuing Studies (DCS) to build new skills, pursue degrees and achieve lifelong goals. We’re proud to share our latest report highlighting how we accomplished our mission over the past year ...

08/26/2026

Part 2 of our Teach Smarter, Not Harder series for educators is about responsible AI use in the classroom. 💻

Learn from UW–Madison experts on how to develop ethical AI guidelines and design a curriculum that uses creativity and critical thinking to build digital literacy skills.

Canvas course dates Sept. 15-Oct. 19. Sign up by Sept. 10: https://bit.ly/4y0eT8O

08/17/2026

Helping children through grief is an honor – and a big responsibility. 💞

This training for therapists and social workers will explore how to tend to grief in children and teens and encourage healthy family dialogue about grief.

Sign up by Sept. 18: https://bit.ly/4wwEVQ7

08/14/2026

An unlikely reunion at the Olympics. ⛷️

Zoe took one of our Italian courses before going to Italy for the Winter Olympics.

Her instructor was Dario, who teaches Italian remotely from his hometown near Milan.

So the student and teacher decided to meet up for a day of sightseeing, culture and human connection. See their story below. 🔗⬇️