City Colleges Student Leaders Reflect on Civil Rights Trip to Alabama

March 18, 2025

In early March 2025, 30 City Colleges students, staff, and faculty members boarded a plane for Birmingham, Alabama. Their itinerary in hand outlined several of...

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Black History, Bold Futures: Timuel Black Scholars Reflect on How His Remarkable Legacy Has Impacted Them

February 6, 2025

This Black History Month, two students in City Colleges of Chicago’s Timuel D. Black Jr. Scholarship & Fellowship (TBSF) Program are reflecting on Black history...

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Empowering Black Student Success: Insights From the National LEVEL UP and Get REAL Webinar

September 12, 2024

Chancellor Juan Salgado and Kennedy-King College student Joseph Rice shared their perspectives on Black student enrollment and retention during the National LEVEL UP and Get...

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Student Leaders Reflect on Transformative Trip to Historic Civil Rights Sites in Alabama

July 24, 2024

  Student leaders from across City Colleges of Chicago came together to reflect on their trip to Alabama earlier this summer. They shared their thoughts...

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Students Visit Historic Civil Rights Sites in Alabama During “Eye-Opening” Trip

May 21, 2024

A group of student leaders from across City Colleges of Chicago is returning to Chicago with a new outlook on the civil rights movement. The...

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12 City Colleges Students Named Timuel D. Black, Jr. Fellows

June 15, 2023

City Colleges of Chicago and the City Colleges of Chicago Foundation announced the first cohort of the Timuel D. Black, Jr. Fellows at the inaugural...

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1st cohort of Dr. Timuel D. Black Jr. Scholarship and Fellowship Program celebrates a legacy

June 15, 2023

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's the celebration of a legacy, as students become a part of the first cohort of the Dr. Timuel D. Black Jr....

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Investing in the Next Generation of Community Leaders through the Inaugural Timuel D. Black Jr. Scholarship & Fellowship Program

June 13, 2023

First-ever Cohort of Scholarship Winners to be Revealed During the Timuel D. Black Jr. Scholarship and Fellowship Luncheon on June 15, Laura S. Washington to...

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City Colleges of Chicago honor legacy of Timuel D. Black Jr. with inaugural scholarship and fellowship program

June 12, 2023

City Colleges of Chicago Foundation, in partnership with City Colleges of Chicago to host the inaugural Timuel D. Black Jr. Scholarship & Fellowship Luncheon on...

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City Colleges of Chicago Proudly Announces the Timuel D. Black Jr. Scholarship and Fellowship Program

February 19, 2023

The City Colleges of Chicago Proudly Announces the Timuel D. Black Jr. Scholarship and Fellowship Program in Honor of the Legendary City Colleges Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Historian and...

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City Colleges of Chicago establishes the Timuel D. Black scholarship for adult learners in honor of his civil rights leadership and service to Chicago and the nation

December 4, 2021

The Timuel D. Black Scholarship celebrates the life and legacy of the long-time City Colleges faculty and administrator and civil rights activist As the city...

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City Colleges of Chicago Honor Timuel D. Black Jr. with the Ella Flagg Young Award

March 16, 2021

The City Colleges of Chicago Foundation announces that Timuel D. Black Jr. is the 2021 recipient of its Ella Flagg Young Award. This award is...

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