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Harper professor wins national Faculty Innovation Award for OER work

September 18, 2020

Harper College’s own Dave Braunschweig, professor of computer information systems, has won the Faculty Innovation Award for the American Association of Community Colleges’ 2020 Awards of Excellence for his work helping to save students more than $1 million in textbook costs.

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Short-term training scholarship to benefit community members impacted by COVID-19

September 03, 2020

Harper College has launched the Moving Forward Scholarship for community members negatively impacted by COVID-19.

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Harper providing mental health and basic needs support for students

September 02, 2020

Harper College is working to create a culture of kindness and provide a holistic approach to caring for students’ well-being.

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HOPE Giving Circle awards $10,000 scholarships during virtual celebration

August 20, 2020

The Harper College Educational Foundation's HOPE Giving Circle recently awarded $10,000 scholarships to four impressive students during the group’s first virtual celebration.

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Astronomy students team with data scientist for research project

August 05, 2020

While many may equate educational research projects with large, four-year universities, Harper College was home to its own research project this year. Tim Banks, a data scientist with Nielsen, worked with two Harper students during the spring semester to identify traits of extra-solar planets – planets outside our solar system.

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