All inspiring grads
April 29, 2019
Inspiring grads: Born deaf, student overcomes barriers to earn Ph.D.Manako Yabe poetically compares her journey to that of a dandelion seed trying to grow on a stone street
April 29, 2019
Inspiring grads: Future educator aims to ignite love of learning in othersKenneth Booker sees future in education with help from strong role model
April 29, 2019
Inspiring grads: Physician inspired by challenges faced growing up in EthiopiaAbdusebur Jemal decided he would become a doctor as a young boy, after experiencing the challenges faced by poor populations in Ethiopia
December 6, 2018
Inspiring gradsRead about the journeys these six students took to their Dec. 15 commencement
December 4, 2018
Inspiring grads: Major car accident sets student on new path into nursingDanielle Wetzel was just about to start college when a car she was riding in fell off a 20-foot cliff
December 4, 2018
Inspiring grads: Starting over alone after seeking asylum in the United StatesFour years ago, Sol Savchuk reset her life
December 4, 2018
Inspiring grads: Finding determination to overcome academic strugglesDaniel Gray refused to let a difficult first semester at UIC defer his dream of graduating from college
December 4, 2018
Inspiring grads: Facing new battles after fleeing civil war in SyriaSenior Dalal Orfali has faced more adversity than many see in their lifetimes
December 4, 2018
Inspiring grads: Doctorate degree caps 18-year academic career at UICThis month, David Segura will cap his 18-year academic career at UIC with a Ph.D. from the College of Education
December 4, 2018
Inspiring grads: Developing archaeology as a discipline in the PhilippinesMichael Armand Canilao traveled 8,000 miles away from home and family to see his passion for anthropology through at UIC