“The Transfer Scholars program is completely worth it. You know where you’ve been accepted a whole year ahead of time,…

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Video interview with Catherine Ramsden, Luminary Award recipient.

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Dominique Willingham was working in early childhood education when she decided that she wanted to increase her knowledge and continue…

Olubusola Joel-Taiwo’s philosophy is to never stop learning.

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Shujie Lin has come a long way in a very short time. Having come to the U.S. only four years…

Toya Redmond recently completed her associate degree in Child Development at Truman College and is now enrolled at the University…

Toni Fuller completed CCC’s Cosmetology program at Truman College in Fall of 2017. With a 4.0 GPA, she was an…

Tony Tran sums up his advice for Chicago high school students fairly succinctly: “Work hard in high school in order…