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(DHUM ’18)

Amy Kamin came to Illinois Tech with prior experience in corporate and retail environments. She had been leaning toward studying architecture, but felt an unmistakable spark of excitement when she...

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(PS ’12)

Denzel Avant says he first “got a taste of the research life” at Illinois Tech, as an undergraduate research assistant. “I really enjoyed the work and the ability to devote a lot of time and thought...

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(Global Studies ’19)

It took a bit of soul searching, but Gerard Jumanan chose just the right degree program for him at Illinois Tech: global studies. “My academic experience was excellent,” he says. “My program allowed...

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(LAW ’18)

In the final year of her exceptional law school career, Jun Qiu (LAW ’18) was named one of National Jurist’s 20 “Law Students of the Year” in 2018 for her contributions to her law school and community...

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(LAW ’19)

Elisabeth Hieber (LAW '19) has already made an impact in improving the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people. As a student, Hieber drafted a new amendment to the Human...

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(LL.M. International Intellectual Property Law ’04)

Mariano Municoy (LL.M. ’04) was already pursuing an LL.M. in Law and Economics at Torcuato di Tella University in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when he decided to take advantage of the university’s...

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(M.P.A. ’17)

A veteran Chicago police officer, Catherine Sanchez went back to school part-time at Stuart School of Business for a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree. Her job and studies aligned when...

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(CHEM ’10)

After graduating from Illinois Tech, Emily Mick (CHEM ’10) worked at Abbott/AbbVie supporting the manufacturing of parenteral products on the market. Mick then received a Pharm.D. from UIC in 2016...

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(M.A.S. Data Science ’16)

Mamta Kanvinde received the Master of Data Science in 2016 and to this day still uses notes from coursework to assist in her job tasks. She received a M.S. in computer science in Mumbai, India, before...

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