Edgar Gonzalez Balcarcel came to Chicago from Guatemala in 2007 without knowing English. He found Wilbur Wright College, and the…

Truman College Veterans Services Specialist Lisa Slater found a sense of community as a military police officer. She now is…

Almost 50 years ago, Farzin Yazdanfar arrived in the United States alone. Today, he has found a family and…

Public service work is in Clinical Director of Daley College’s Wellness Center Destinee Miguest’s blood.

Veterans Services Specialist Marcus Williams El is a proud Harold Washington College alumnus and a U.S. Army veteran with years…

As an academic advisor at Kennedy-King College, Jeff Min helps students realize their college and career goals.

Dr. Ryan Manow, a microbiology instructor at Malcolm X College, discovered his passion for the subject while he was a…

From Daley College student to Daley College instructor, Nathaniel Bowers is enjoying his full circle moment.

Olive-Harvey College Criminal Justice Instructor Dr. Jeffery Dillard's favorite part about his job is interacting with his students.

I've been part of City Colleges of Chicago for nearly a decade now, but I’m a career librarian and have…

Wilbur Wright College alumnus Saber Garibi is pursuing a lucrative career in engineering as a student at Illinois Tech and…

HBCUs are a part of my family’s legacy. My grandfather attended Morehouse College. My father graduated from Morehouse College and…