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Harry S Truman College

Jelena Trkuljic

Jelena Trkuljic, Truman College's 2023 valedictorian, moved from Serbia to Chicago when she was 19 years old, right after finishing…

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Leslie Guzman

Leslie Guzman's life hasn’t been without challenges, but she has had opportunities and made choices that have helped her create…

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Mandella Mensah

Mandella Asamoah Mensah is a first-generation college student, a Star Scholar, a Harry S Truman alumnus, and a current student…

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Charles Weaver

Charles Weaver enrolled at Truman College after recovering from a drug and alcohol addiction and was drawn to the college…

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Elia Lopez

Truman College Professor Receives AATSP Outstanding Community College Teacher of the Year Award” on April 12, 2022.

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Timothy Avant

Timothy Avant is a student at Truman College, preparing to become an early childhood educator tuition-free with the support of…

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Deynna Rey

Through a combination of her own hard work and the encouragement she received from faculty and staff at City Colleges…

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Alvaro Mendieta

Alvaro Mendieta arrived to the US from Ecuador eight years ago and enrolled in English as a Second Language classes…

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Lila Aouani

“They made sure I had everything I needed. They even asked me about my living situation, making sure I felt…

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Ivy Rose Lomahan

I decided to get my prerequisites done at Truman College, which was the closest campus to my home on the…

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Valentina Atehortua

Two years ago, Valentina Atehortua moved thousands of miles away from her home in Colombia, arriving in Chicago just months…

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Georgina Reyes

Determined to prove that “education is for adults, too,” she enrolled in free GED prep classes at Truman College.

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