Articles filed under Community Colleges
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NIU student from Des Plaines dies after fall from dorm's 11th floorSep 28, 2015 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Northern Illinois University student from Des Plaines fell to his death Saturday night from the 11th floor of a campus dormitory, officials said Monday. De...
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Harper wins $2.5 million grant for apprenticeship programsSep 27, 2015 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Harper College $2.5 million to support Apprenticeships on Demand, a new initiative that aims to integrate technical instruction ...
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Two candidates plan to run for DuPage County Board seatSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - Two Republican candidates already have emerged in the race to fill one spot on the DuPage County Board even though the primary isn't until March. Timothy Elliott, a Glen...
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Harper observatory to open Sunday for rare lunar eclipseSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - Harper College will open its observatory Sunday, Sept. 27, for a total lunar eclipse that will coincide with a so-called "supermoon," a pairing that hasn't happened in m...
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Young robot builders get insipired at kickoff event in ElginSep 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Now that the rules of the game, and the nature of the game itself, have been revealed, the tinkering begins in earnest. Teams of teenage and preteen robot-builders world...
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Lester: Breuder's longtime secretary pink-slipped by CODSep 24, 2015 5:30 am - Editor's note: While the column accurately quotes former College of DuPage Board member Kim Savage defending President Robert Breuder's onetime secretary Monica Mille...
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Volunteers needed as adult literacy tutorsSep 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Aurora - Waubonsee Community College's Adult Literacy Project is seeking volunteers to tutor adult students in reading, writing and speaking English. All training and m...
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Benedictine U. series to examine pope's views on environmentSep 23, 2015 5:45 am - A panel of Benedictine University faculty members next week will examine Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment and its moral implications for ecological, theologi...
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MCC to feature Chicago Brass BandSep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - The Chicago Brass Band Players are returning by popular demand to McHenry County College's Second Sunday Concerts Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the Luecht Confere...
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Editorial: The next step in local control of salariesSep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Editor's Note: An earlier version of this editorial identified a $400,000 bonus that was to be paid to outgoing University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise but f...