Faculty and Staff Accolades

Over the last few months, WBEZ higher education reporter Lisa Kurian Philip has been looking into the barriers that can keep young Black men from...

Dr. RoDina Williams always loved the laboratory portion of her science courses. Now, she is the first Black person in Illinois to hold a doctorate...

Olive-Harvey College’s associate professor Dr. Khalilah T. Watson was accepted into the second cohort of Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and...

Dr. Williams says she joined the City Colleges of Chicago team to ensure that her research "will have a meaningful impact on healthcare in Chicago." ...

The inaugural Titan 100 Chicago cohort was announced in 2024. Every year since, Malcolm X College President David Sanders’ name has been on that list,...

City Colleges of Chicago students now have a new way to experience the performing arts, thanks to Melda Beaty, an English professor at Olive-Harvey College....

City Colleges Executive Director of Career Development and Success Maria Gutierrez has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Illinois Career Development Association (ICDA)...

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has appointed Malcolm X College President David Sanders to serve on its Commission on International Education. This...

ASM Technical Felow (FASM) and Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Michael Connelly, an adjunct manufacturing professor at Richard J. Daley College’s Manufacturing, Technology, Engineering Center (MTEC),...

Harold Washington College Vice President of Student Affairs Luvia Moreno and Malcolm X College Interim Dean of Instruction and Director of Academic Projects Wendy Arzate...

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Associate Dean of Student Services at Harry S Truman College Mike Johns has been selected as a fellow in the Chicago Urban League’s 12th Class...

This year, Dr. Helen Y. West will be recognized as one of the Most Distinguished Women of Illinois 2025 by Continuing Academic Training (CAT) Children...

Luis Narváez, vice chancellor of Adult Education at City Colleges of Chicago, is focused on improving outcomes for adult learners across the city. Due to...

Teesta Jain, Coordinator of the Amgen Site at Harry S Truman College, has been named one of just 30 faculty and staff members nationwide selected...

Senior Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Malcolm X College Roy Walker III has been selected as a 2025-26 Fellow in the American...