Articles filed under Community Colleges
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Rich, drunk and high as a teen, he flunked out of Oakton. Now, he's a Hollywood agent who helps others.Jan 03, 2019 4:00 am - Drinking to excess, using drugs and living high on the hog as a trust-fund kid, James Crane bailed out of Oakton College in Des Plaines before he was even old enough to ...
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Seed planted by student veteran grows into MCC's veteran resource centerJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - When Navy veteran Paul Wheeler planted the seed to create a support group for student veterans at McHenry County College, he never imagined it would flourish into a valu...
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College of DuPage horticulture alumna selected as 2019 Rose Parade float judgeJan 01, 2019 10:00 pm - Kimberly Oldis developed her floral design skills at College of DuPage, launching a career that would lead her to serve as a judge in the 130th Rose Parade in Pasadena, ...
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Oakton professor writes textbook on Chicago region's biodiversityJan 01, 2019 10:00 pm - • Paul Gulezian, an associate professor of biology at Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, has penned a textbook recently published by Bluedoor Publishing. Gulezian's ...
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Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel takes stage at Elmhurst CollegeJan 01, 2019 10:00 pm - Grammy-nominated guitarist, composer and performer Tommy Emmanuel will perform a concert this month at Elmhurst College to benefit a scholarship fund named for his famil...
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MCC literary magazine receives honors from international competitionDec 30, 2018 10:00 pm - The McHenry County College literary arts magazine, "Voices 2018," has been awarded a Gold Medalist Critique rating with All-Columbian Honors in the Essentials and Visual...
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Oakton receives $677,000 grant to support STEM scholarsDec 30, 2018 10:00 pm - The National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency responsible for enhancing the progress of science, has awarded Oakton Community College a $676,512 grant t...
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Harper College professor drowns while swimming with family in Costa RicaDec 27, 2018 12:00 am - A biology instructor at Harper College in Palatine, who was preparing for students to join him for a study-abroad program, drowned on Christmas Day in Costa Rica, school...
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Couple's idea helps Roselle church make Christmas possible for 350 less fortunate kidsDec 22, 2018 12:00 am - When Theresa and John Mittelbrun decided to help put some presents under the trees of a few less fortunate neighbors in 2016, they never imagined they'd be helping 350 c...
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North Central College plans to buy nonprofit's property near campusDec 21, 2018 12:00 am - North Central College in Naperville plans to buy the property of the school and disability services agency Little Friends in a process both organizations expect to take ...