When Parish Peaks heard about City Colleges' Fresh Start Program, he knew it was the perfect opportunity for him to…

Fresh Start program provided more than just debt relief: Letisha was also supported by credit counseling, which have helped her…

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

On May 2, the Chicago Defender presented their 2021 Women of Excellence Awards to 50 African American women. Among the…

Harold Washington College prepared him for both personal and professional success

He’s an 18-year-old restaurant owner that sells flowers on the side; a high school senior with nearly 13 college credits…

Angela Hunter earned her associate degree in December 2020 and was accepted into the bachelor’s degree program in Paralegal Studies…

To his students, Paul Wandless is more than a professor – he’s also a real-world example of a successful Black…

Teaching at Harold Washington College is in Rachel Iannantuoni’s blood – her parents met at what was then called…

As one of the first in her family to go to college, Harold Washington Advisor Rashaan Russell remembers what it…

Growing up in Bridgeport on the South Side of Chicago, Ashley Lopez was part of Intrinsic Schools’ inaugural high school…

Rudy Cordero tried college after he graduated from Lane Tech in 2007, but it wasn’t a good fit at the…