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Rob Fletcher

Sports may be in the off season at City Colleges of Chicago right now, but Rob Fletcher, the Director of…

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Bernice Agu

Bernice Agu's journey to the GED started when she moved to the United States from Nigeria in 2012.

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Malcolm Ryce

Malcolm Ryce came to Olive-Harvey College after spending his freshman year of college at a state university that didn’t quite…

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Kristen Medrano

After working in the restaurant business, Kristen Medrano sought a second career in early learning at Olive-Harvey

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Jessica Ballenger

Jessica Ballenger was going through a very difficult time in her life when she found out she had been awarded…

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Dr. Cynthia Manns

Dr. Cynthia Manns is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Olive-Harvey College and has been teaching at City Colleges of…

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Vincent Harris

We asked Vincent Harris, Executive Director of Student Financial Aid Services at Olive-Harvey College, a little about his job and…

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Demetrius Porter

When the COVID-19 pandemic created employment and housing challenges for Demetrius, a former teacher and media producer from Chicago’s West…

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Akilah Siti Easter

Akilah Siti Easter is the Department Chair of Urban Agriculture at Olive-Harvey College and a tenured Assistant Professor with City…

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Stephen Kamykowski

We asked Olive-Harvey College’s Bicycle Maintenance and Repair Instructor Stephen Kamykowski to share some of his expertise about green transportation,…

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Lisa Willis

“I’ve learned how to be a professional and how to lead within the four walls of Malcolm X.”

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Kadi Channell

Olive-Harvey College is where Kadi is realizing her ambition to help people from all walks of life understand how finances…

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