City Colleges August 2025 Newsletter
August 28, 2025
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Welcome Week is in Full Swing Across City Colleges
August 28, 2025
The beginning of a new semester is always an exciting time, and Welcome Week sets the tone for a successful year ahead. Across our seven...
Chancellor Salgado Receives National Award for Commitment to Equity, Access, and Student Success
August 27, 2025
Chancellor Juan Salgado’s commitment to equity, access, and success for Latine students continues to be recognized on a national level. On August 25, 2025, the...
Mayor Brandon Johnson Awards Second Cohort of Victim Services Advocates at Graduation Ceremony
August 27, 2025
The community-led program trains advocates to support the survivors of crime and violence. CHICAGO – In case you missed it, on Tuesday Mayor Brandon Johnson awarded certificates...
Barbara Green, a Kennedy-King College Student, Named 2025 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar
August 20, 2025
(JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI) - Barbara Green of Kennedy-King College in Chicago, one of the seven City Colleges of Chicago, is one of 220 Phi Theta Kappa...
How a Lifelong Love of Science Helped Harold Washington College’s Dr. Anthony Escuadro Inspire the Next Generation of Physicists
August 19, 2025
For Dr. Anthony Escuadro, a physics professor at Harold Washington College, science has always been more than a subject—it’s his lifelong passion. “I can’t remember...
Incoming City Colleges Students Head Back to School—and Work—Through Youth Apprenticeship Program
August 18, 2025
A group of incoming City Colleges students is starting their college and career journeys at the same time this fall. Through the Career Launch Chicago...
City Colleges of Chicago, Richard J. Daley College, and the Anixter Center to Celebrate Student Completers of the After 22/OLAS Program on Saturday, August 16 at Richard J. Daley College
August 16, 2025
City Colleges of Chicago, Richard J. Daley College, and the Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center are coming together to celebrate 10 amazing students who have...
Two Malcolm X College Students Named Inaugural Chime Workforce Scholars
August 14, 2025
Fernando Quiroz and Kossiwa Sonou have been selected as inaugural 2025 Chime Workforce Scholars through the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. They are two of...
Harry S Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago, National Louis University, Roosevelt University, and University of Illinois at Chicago to celebrate graduates and completers of Chicago Early Learning Workforce Scholarship on August 14
August 14, 2025
The early childhood education sector is experiencing a nationwide workforce shortage. Through this scholarship offering, City Colleges of Chicago and Harry S Truman College are...
Olive-Harvey College Student-Athletes Earn NJCAA Academic All-American Honors
August 5, 2025
Olive-Harvey College is celebrating 10 student-athletes who earned a 3.6 GPA or higher. Their hard work earned them the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)...
City Colleges of Chicago and Amazon-MLU bring enhanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to the college’s faculty
August 5, 2025
CHICAGO - City Colleges of Chicago is proud to announce an enhanced collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a major expansion of its Machine...
Malcolm X College Honored for Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being
August 5, 2025
As Malcolm X College prepares to welcome students back to school for the Fall 2025 semester, the college is being recognized for promoting inclusive excellence,...
City Colleges Student Services Team Volunteers to Support the Greater Chicago Food Depository
August 4, 2025
Kennedy-King College’s Student Services team took service to new heights by volunteering as a team at the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) last Thursday. The...
Celebrating the Next Generation of Architects at Harold Washington College’s Teen Fellows Showcase
August 1, 2025
This Thursday marked a proud moment for Harold Washington College as it hosted the Teen Fellows Showcase for the Harold Washington Architecture Program in partnership...
SDI Presence, City Colleges of Chicago Foundation, and Kennedy-King College celebrate the incredible progress of the Tech Launchpad initiative
July 30, 2025
CHICAGO— (July 30, 2025) SDI Presence LLC (SDI), a leading IT consultancy and managed services provider, and City Colleges of Chicago Foundation (CCCF) announce the...
