Harper College

Faculty Exhibition 2025

Dr. Christopher Schneider Portrait

Dr. Christopher Schneider

September 01, 2021

Schneider’s career began in 1997 at Harper, where he studied social sciences and graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in general studies in 2000. Meet Dr. Christopher Schneider

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Earn your bachelor's degree in business administration from DePaul -- right here at Harper College

September 01, 2021

Earn your bachelor's degree in business administration from DePaul -- right here at Harper College. Find out how

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Apply for Financial Aid

September 01, 2021

The FAFSA for the 2022-23 academic year is now open. Apply for financial aid early, and take advantage of the loans, scholarships and other assistance available to you. RSVP Now

Dr. Tamara A. Johnson

Harper’s new VP of DEI blends background in psychology, inclusive excellence framework

August 25, 2021

Dr. Tamara A. Johnson, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, reflects on the common threads of her career as she prepares to enhance Harper College initiatives to serve underrepresented populations. Read More

View of students on campus, leaves just starting to change for fall.

What you need to know for fall semester

August 19, 2021

Fall classes begin next week and we can't wait to see you in the classroom, whether on campus or online. Here's what you need to know. Read More

Kelsey Lewis stands in front of display case in the Avante Center.

Second attempt at college a success for Harper College graduate

August 18, 2021

Harper College was a "turning point" for Loyola University-bound Kelsey Lewis, who arrived at a low point in her life but graduated with a renewed sense of energy and purpose. Read More

Joaquina, engineering student at Harper

Joaquina's Story

August 12, 2021

Joaquina's was class president and the top of her class. Hear why she chose to start at the Harper Pathways to Engineering program over the top-ranked engineering schools she got accepted to. Watch the Video

Mukila Maitha Drone Program

Harper’s drone technology program selected for FAA initiative

August 11, 2021

The college’s certificate program has been recognized for high standards, support of emerging workforce needs related to unmanned aircraft systems. Read More

Jim Gallo

Harper Talks Show 11 - Jim Gallo

August 03, 2021

On this month's episode of Harper Talks, Associate Professor of the Arts, Brian Shelton, is joined by Harper’s own distinguished alumni, Jim Gallo. Gallo reflects on his time at Harper, how he stayed detached from the experience and community as a student and how his own educational, professional and personal journey eventually led him back to Harper where he became highly involved in the community years later, acting as a board member and as a distinguished alumni. In this episode, Gallo shares his episodic journey, from suffering an accident his freshman year of college that led him to be paralyzed from the waist down causing him to transfer to Harper, to his professional trajectory and how his experience as an accountant pushed him to transition into journalism, all the way to his wheelchair basketball days at UIUC and how that lead him to forming one of the nation's largest youth wheelchair basketball programs. All of which share a common thread, how Gallo has taken the challenges he has faced and reshaped them into fruitful opportunities, much of which he credits to his time at the “hidden gem” that is Harper. Tune in this week and soak up the plethora of advice and guidance Gallo has to share not only about his own life and experience, but also the impact Harper has had on him and how that experience isn’t finite, there are tools and lessons offered that can be applied far beyond student's time on campus. Download Episode 11 Transcript. Listen to Episode 11

Mitch Ryba

Student-employee finds his power at Harper

August 02, 2021

Mitch Ryba “fell in love” with science at Harper College. He is a member of three clubs, works for Harper Wellness and plans for a future in health and medicine. Read More

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