Category: Resources and Supports
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James Wilder
After battling his own addictions for 40 years, James Wilder wants to use his personal experiences and stories to help others find the treatment they need. The Lake View resident is currently attending classes at Kennedy-King College to earn his associate degree in addiction studies, with the goal of becoming a Certified Alcohol and Drug…
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Jesse Brito
Jesse Brito, a recent graduate of Malcolm X College, says that a sign on a CTA bus led him to City Colleges – not literally though. When Jesse saw the sign, he had been working in a factory for almost nine years. He had always thought about going back to school, but a conversation with…
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Mercy Ekpo
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Woodger Faugas
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Nicholas Rin Laures
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Qianhong Ni
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Chin Yeng Low
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Amir Noormohammad
As an engineering student with a fascination for math, Amir Noormohammad immediately started calculating the probability that he could win the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship when he heard about the opportunity. While the odds seemed highly competitive just looking at the numbers, Amir came to Truman College looking for opportunities, so…
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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 representing his peers from every City College in his new position. The Uptown resident, who started at Truman in 2018 by taking high school equivalency courses, promises to bring a unique perspective to the role…
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Precious Taiwo
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Precious Taiwo has watched as health care workers, including those in her own family, have made selfless sacrifices to protect our communities. Now, she says, it’s her turn to do the same by pursuing a career as a nurse. According to Precious, “nursing is the backbone to the…