Category: Healthcare
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Maupressa Brown
When Maupressa Brown started taking classes at Malcolm X College in 2016, she would regularly walk past the Malcolm X memorial on campus, making sure she stopped to re-read the tribute about his life’s work and legacy every time. Even five years later, the words continue to inspire her, reminding her of what she’s in…
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Dolores Sanchez
Dolores Sanchez always knew she wanted to go to college, she just wasn’t exactly sure where. After moving to the United States from Mexico in 2010, Dolores took local ESL classes and attended Morton East High School in Cicero, IL. Driven by a strong desire to further her education, she planned on going to local…
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Kaela Redd
Kaela Redd advises any high school student thinking about starting out at City Colleges to do it. Not only did she earn her associate degree for free thanks to the Star Scholarship, she has also received scholarships from the CME Group, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and DePaul, covering a large portion of her tuition…
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Fatima Asadi
By the time Fatima Asadi moved to the United States, she had already lived in Indonesia, and before that Iran, where she was born to parents from Afghanistan. When she moved to Chicago with her parents and one of her older brothers, her first priority was to practice her English and earn her GED –…
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Tamba Torniwa
When Tamba Torniwa lost his parents at a young age due to lack of medical care in his home country of Sierra Leone, he knew that someday he would work to help improve the lives of others. Now, he is well on his way to becoming a nurse practitioner. Tamba arrived in the U.S. a…
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Thadeus Banks
As a child, Thadeus Banks always loved science and taking care of others. Now, after much soul searching, he is pursuing a career in nursing – the perfect fit for him. When Thadeus graduated from Austin Career Academy in 2012, he went to trade school to prepare for a career in electrical, construction, and maintenance,…
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Tatiana Foster
Tatiana Foster is well on her way to becoming a labor and delivery nurse and midwife after finding her true calling in life at Malcolm X College. After she graduated from John Marshall High School in 2013, Tatiana went to cosmetology school. After a few years in the beauty industry, in her own words she…
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Teresa Guia
Teresa is a transition specialist for Adult Education students who exemplifies excellence and hope in the work she does for students and co-workers. She serves a number of students who are navigating poverty and environmental barriers, and makes each one of them feel hope through the special detailed and focused student services she provides, utilizing…
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Amy Ortega
Amy Ortega is a full-time nursing student, full-time employee, mom of two who is graduating in May. She’s an excellent student with a 3.8 GPA who is starting her second career here at Malcolm X College in hopes of someday working with the neediest of patients in our most vulnerable communities. She sits in the…
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Freddy Lucena
Freddy Lucena came to the U.S. from Caracas, Venezuela in 2016. While he was here on vacation, the political and economic situation in his country was getting worse, so he made the most difficult decision of his life – to make a new life in Chicago. He started taking ESL classes through Truman College in…