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City Colleges Spring 2026 Newsletter

April 6, 2026

Read City Colleges’ Spring 2026 newsletter below or here.

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2026 Nominees of West Side Women of Wisdom & Inspiration Announce Honoree List, Dean Meschino Awarded

March 31, 2026

Malcolm X College West Campus Dean Barbara Meschino, has once again been nominated and has accepted the award as one of the 2026 West Side...

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Five City Colleges of Chicago Earn 2026-2027 Military Friendly® School Designations

March 30, 2026

Harry S Truman, Kennedy-King, Richard J. Daley, Olive-Harvey, and Wilbur Wright Colleges have all received awards that name them as great college choices for military...

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City Colleges of Chicago Establishes the Midwest AI/Machine Learning Initiative Powered by AWS

March 13, 2026

Selected as a regional lead institution for AWS-Machine Learning University (AWS-MLU), City Colleges of Chicago advances its collaboration with Amazon Web Services to bring industry-leading...

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Malcolm X College to hold its first ever Health Equity Summit on March 18 & 19

March 10, 2026

CHICAGO— (March 10, 2026) – Malcolm X College’s inaugural Health Equity Summit is a two-day convening bringing together healthcare leaders, educators, students, advocates, and community...

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Jumpstart your City Colleges of Chicago journey with Summer Start, new students can earn and learn this summer

March 9, 2026

Get started early on coursework, meet your peers, earn a stipend through this no cost summer program for new City Colleges students.   CHICAGO— (February...

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Governor Pritzker Builds on Economic Momentum as Global Companies Choose Illinois to Invest and grow

April 4, 2026

Manufacturers are selecting Illinois as a hub for innovation and production-drawn by the state's skilled workforce, central location, and strong infrastructure: DMG Mori is expanding...

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The Edu Ledger reports: 2026 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges, Includes Malcolm X College and Olive-Harvey College

March 30, 2026

FAIRFAX, Va. — The EDU Ledger along with the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) is pleased to announce the 2026 Most Promising Places to...

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Chalkbeat / WBEZ/ Sun-Times report: CPS has doubled the number of college classes students are taking at their schools.

March 29, 2026

City Colleges leaders note that CPS students who take dual credit and then enroll on their campuses, do better than their peers who did not...

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Crain's Chicago Business reports: Cook County to award $1M in health care scholarships to ease coming workforce shortage

March 13, 2026

Cook County will give $1 million in scholarships for future health care professionals in 2026 as part of its Provident Scholarship Fund, which has awarded...

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