Category: Truman College
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Anthony Roberts
Anthony Roberts was a student in the TRiO program at Truman College. He and his family had immigrated to the United States in hope for better opportunities. While studying at Truman, Anthony gained a passion for engineering and pursued that as his future goal. He joined clubs while at Truman and sought academic excellence, eventually…
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Michael Ndichuck
Sitting in the front row wasn’t necessarily a learning strategy for Michael Ndichuck. It was also a necessity. Born and raised in Cameroon, Michael had the opportunity to study in America when his brother, an American citizen, recommended he complete his higher education in Chicago. While Michael was fluent in English, adapting to new accents…
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Kana Nagai
Kana moved to Chicago from Japan three-and-a-half years ago with her husband for his job. Discouraged because she couldn’t understand much English, she decided to enroll in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at Truman College. After a year of honing her English, she applied to the Gateway Program, which helps ESL and GED…
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Naeem Patel
With two brothers also currently attending college, Nadeem Patel was intent on finding an affordable education from an institution of higher education that offered a quality education – something he found as a Star Scholar at Harry S Truman College. Now he’s set to take even greater advantages of what that program has to offer…
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Tony Tran
Harry S Truman College graduate Tony Tran sums up his advice for Chicago high school students fairly succinctly: “Work hard in high school in order to be eligible to be a STAR Scholar and take full advantage of the system that has been laid out for you. It is the absolute best option for students…
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Joi McCowan
Joi was almost finished with her studies at Thornwood High School in south suburban South Holland when her health became an issue. It soon became apparent she was suffering from renal failure and regular dialysis treatments were required. Joi decided to forgo completing high school to focus on her health. Timing, as they say, is…