Community groups key players in City Colleges’ Reinvention
Chicago Crain's Business, John Atkinson
One Million Degrees is proud to help students bring their aspirations to fruition.
Chicago Crain's Business, John Atkinson
One Million Degrees is proud to help students bring their aspirations to fruition.
Chicago Sun-Times, Maudlyne Ihejirika
300,000 identified Chicagoans are being targeted by a partnership that answers a national challenge to increase levels of college attainment in major metropolitan areas.
Lawndale News
One Million Degrees is thrilled to welcome the 2012-2013 cohort of OMD Signature Scholars.
CS Magazine
More than $600,000 in proceeds benefited One Million Degrees’ mission to support low-income community college students.
Chicago Tribune, Melissa Harris
The first time an interviewer asked bubbly 23-year-old Noor Shaba why she wanted to be a pharmacist, her answer lasted nearly a minute.
Comcast Community Connections
IEF CEO and President, Doris Salomón, and IEF Scholar Timothy Bradford are featured on Comcast Community Connections.
Weekly Citizen, Thelma Sardin
Individuals searching for employment in todays tough economic climate must have job seeking savoir-faire.
Chicago Journal, J. Geil
Fifty Illinois Education Foundation Scholars were fitted with suits and also received dress shoes, dress shirts, ties and even briefcases at the annual Suited for Success event.
Glencoe News/Chicago Sun-Times, Meg Moore
The Illinois Education Foundation understands that a suit sometimes speaks volumes, and that’s why one of their programs involves dressing scholars for success.
Lawndale News
Suited for Success is a ground-breaking event designed to provide high-quality, interview-worthy clothes and footwear to low-income, highly motivated community college students.