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Oluwatimisire Lawal at the Academic Center for Excellence.

November 11, 2025

Flames Leadership Network coaches students to succeed in college   

Since the program began eight years ago, 4,000 UIC students have been involved.

28 Days of Black Excellence, Tracy Crump

June 3, 2024

Black Excellence: Tracy Crump
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Black Excellence: Tracy Crump
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UIC alumna, Tracy Crump, is an esteemed educator and attorney with the blueprint to success

Dr Miriam Mobley Smith, 28 Days of Black Excellence

March 4, 2024

Black Excellence: Miriam Mobley Smith
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UIC grad says if you’re not scared, you may need to think bigger

Aremu Smith, a University of Illinois Chicago PhD student, teaches Introduction to Black Studies to high school students. Photography by Jenny Fontaine

January 8, 2024

New program brings high school students to UIC campus to earn college credit

Dual enrollment classes help high school students get accustomed to being on a college campus

Harell Jordan, 28 Days of Black Excellence

December 22, 2023

Black Excellence: Harrell Jordan
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Black Excellence: Harrell Jordan
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Upcoming grad says, ‘You gotta pay it forward.’