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Antoinette Hicks

Antoinette Hicks had been out of the classroom for 30 years before deciding to reignite her educational journey at Olive-Harvey…

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Stephanie Meeks

Stephanie Meeks, Olive-Harvey's 2023 valedictorian, hopes to combine her passions for mental and physical healthcare, as well as childcare, by…

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Shukara Robertson

Shukara Robertson didn’t have plans to join the military. In fact, as a high school student at Dunbar Vocational Career…

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Vincent Smith

From technical knowledge to time management, Vincent says Olive-Harvey prepared him to continue his college journey. Now, he's getting ready…

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Claretha Morrell

Claretha Morrell is an Olive-Harvey College alumna and a lifelong learner. At age 62, her desire to work in the…

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LaTia Lane

Tia Lane was strategic in choosing to work at Olive-Harvey College, a Predominantly Black Institution. As a clinical counselor, she…

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Alexis Cuadrado

I once heard the quote: “An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is pulling you…

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Dr. Maretha Roberts

Dr. Maretha Roberts worked in biological research on the East Coast for many years before discovering her passion for teaching.…

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Flor Roman

Flor Roman hopes others will hear her story and feel inspired to reach their own career goals and to ask…

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Dr. Jacqueline Witherspoon

From leading swim lessons at age 16 to serving as an anatomy and physiology professor at Olive-Harvey College today, teaching…

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Tomika Bernstein and James Robinson

Tomika Bernstein and James Robinson are starting new careers in the transportation, logistics, and distribution field thanks, in large part,…

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Christopher Cook

Chicago native Christopher Cook serves as the inaugural Director of First-Year Experience at Olive-Harvey College.

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