Articles filed under Harper College
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Famed Little City book fair moves closer to foundation’s Palatine campusJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - The nationally renowned used book sale that’s been a North Shore fixture since 1958 is entering a new era, and organizers acknowledge it’s a risky move. Little City Foun...
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Harper program helps struggling students prosperJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - It was the phone call Monika Pasek did not want to receive from Harper College. Pasek was told she needed to enter Harper’s first Choice Scholars Institute program - a f...
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Hawthorn Woods author tells kids to end the silenceJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Officials with Harper College sponsored an anti-bullying seminar last week, but not just for parents. Children themselves were part of the target audience, and they got ...
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Harper guitar class for children gets grantJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Six years ago, Harper College launched a low-cost guitar course aimed at making music accessible to more local children. This year, the college landed a grant that will ...
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Harper hosts bullying seminar TuesdayJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College is hosting a seminar Tuesday, July 19 for parents and children that looks at the long- and short-term effects of bullying and ways to help children deal w...
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Together again: Theatrical couple back on stage in 'Enchanted April'Jul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Bill and Alice Brown of Arlington Heights met onstage 27 years ago opposite each other in the musical, “Sweet Charity.” They fell in love, married, and continue to appea...
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Harper starts course to encourage political debateJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Political talk is often discouraged in group social situations. Harper College is encouraging it. The college this summer will launch a new open-to-all course that uses...
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View the summer night sky at HarperJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College is offering front-row seats for this summer’s blockbuster celestial shows, starting Saturday, July 9. Through late August, the college will host free clos...
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Harper founding faculty member diesJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - Colleagues from their days as founding faculty members at Harper College remember Robert Powell as the quintessential college professor who was like a father figure to t...
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Harper hosts program for new college presidentsJun 29, 2011 1:00 am - Nearly four dozen higher education leaders toured Harper College recently as part of a program aimed at preparing prospective college presidents in an era of high turnov...