Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Stephen Kamykowski
This story was originally published as a City Colleges news blog titled “Instructor Perspective: Spotlight on Cycling” on April 8, 2022. April is Earth Month, and we have sustainability on our minds! We asked Olive-Harvey College’s Bicycle Maintenance and Repair Instructor Stephen Kamykowski to share some of his expertise about green transportation, especially now…
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Webb Hicks
This story by Daley College professor Webb Hicks originally appeared on SME.org and was previously published as a City Colleges news blog titled “Faculty Perspective: The Past, Present, and Future of Manufacturing” on March 29, 2022. We often think of manufacturing in terms of the latest trends and technologies. However, we should remember that…
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Chelsea Griffin
Chelsea Griffin was diagnosed with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) nearly 13 years ago, meaning she’s lived with a chronic illness for most of her life. Despite a kidney transplant, the disease affects Chelsea’s blood pressure and kidney functions. It frequently leaves her tired and forces her to spend periods of time in the hospital to…
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Antoinette McIntosh
“City Colleges of Chicago is an excellent place to feel supported and build a foundation for what you want to do next,” said Antoinette McIntosh, a student in the paramedics’ pathway at Malcolm X College. In 2021, Antoinette graduated from MXC’s 16-week Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program. She scored a job with an ambulance company…
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Student Perspective: Chicago Housing Authority Partners in Education Program
Olive-Harvey College alumna Tynia Frowner and Malcolm X College alumnus Contrell Lee share how the partnership between City Colleges of Chicago and the Chicago Housing Authority impacted their education and ultimately, their careers.
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Yidedya Kedir
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the U.S., Yidedya Kedir was more than 7,000 miles away from her home in Ethiopia. At the time, she was attending a boarding school in Wisconsin—an opportunity she’d spent her childhood years dreaming about. Yidedya had hoped that attending the school would provide her with a “short cut” to…
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Yeisha Betancourt-Ruiz
I have always been enthusiastic about learning, and planned to attend college straight out of high school. However, due to challenges, insecurities and self-fabricated inhibitions, those plans were not carried out as expected. I eventually entered the workforce, believing that I would have the resources and soon make time to continue my plans towards earning…
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Ebony Henderson
It sounds strange, but, according to Ebony Henderson, a broken leg turned out to be a blessing in disguise. She says the unfortunate injury led her to Malcolm X College’s Community Health Care Worker (CHW) program and the best job of her life. As a resident of the Austin neighborhood, Malcolm X was Ebony’s closest…
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Safiyah Agunbiade
Safiyah Agunbiade is a long way from home. She moved to the North Side of Chicago from Nigeria in 2018 for a better education. Malcolm X College proved to be a perfect fit. Safiyah has always wanted to be a nurse—she was inspired by her grandmother who was in the same profession. But Safiyah knew…
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Aaron Zabrinas
Aaron Zabrinas is well on his way to his goal of becoming a lawyer that advocates for vulnerable populations. After graduating from high school in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and trying out some classes at a local community college, Aaron decided he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do and wasn’t ready for college.…
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