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Alid Alvarado

Alid Alvarado earned her high school diploma at Malcolm X college, part of the City Colleges of Chicago.

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Qianhong Ni

Qianhong Ni and her family are proud of how much she has accomplished so far, and she’s not done yet.

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Imran Mohammad

Imran Mohammad, a student at Truman College and the recently-elected Student Trustee for City Colleges of Chicago, looks forward to…

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Dr. Lautauscha Davis

When Dean Lautauscha Davis, EdD, speaks to students who have enrolled in courses at Olive-Harvey College in order to finish…

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Stefany Cardenas

If you ask Stefany Cardenas, a native Chicagoan of Ecuadorian descent, about her educational journey, she might tell you “the…

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Aziza Mohammadi

After receiving multiple scholarships and joining a network of support programs offered at City Colleges, including TRiO and One Million…

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Alexander Hernandez

When Alexander Hernandez came to the U.S. from Guatemala in 2011, he knew he wanted to learn English first –…

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Joann Sirles

“I didn’t plan to start a second career, getting my GED was just something I wanted to do for myself.…

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Lydia Bellil

"Truman helped me be successful and love school. I love the connection I have with my teachers.”

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Umara Zetino

Umara Zetino’s advice to anyone who has been out of the classroom for a while is pretty straightforward: “It doesn’t…

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