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Aspen 2027 Top 200

Harper eligible for $1 million Aspen Prize for third consecutive time

October 29, 2025

Harper College is among the top 200 institutions eligible for the nation’s signature recognition for community colleges – the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Read More

HOPE 2025 Scholars

10 for 10: HOPE Giving Circle celebrates a decade of empowerment with largest scholarship cohort

October 28, 2025

Now in its 10th year, the philanthropic community supported by the Harper College Educational Foundation named 10 HOPE scholars for the 2025-26 academic year. Read More

Distinguished Alumni Awards event

Harper to celebrate 2025 Distinguished Alumni

October 27, 2025

The annual awards program on November 6 will honor five Harper College alumni who have made an impact through their careers and in their communities. Read More

Exercise equipment

Harper and Life Fitness/Hammer Strength announce multi-year partnership to enhance campus fitness and education experiences

October 22, 2025

Collaboration brings new fitness equipment and hands-on research to Harper College, strengthening ties between industry and education. Read More

Sam Garrison (as Georg Nowack) and Bethany Brautigam (as Amalia Balash) sit on a bench with their love letters

Harper College Theatre Ensemble presents 'She Loves Me,' a timeless musical with heart

October 21, 2025

Harper sets the stage for its fall musical, running November 14-23, with screenings of ‘You’ve Got Mail’ and ‘The Shop Around the Corner,’ also based on the 1937 play ‘Parfumerie.’ Read More

James Hamill honored

Harper honors founding trustee James Hamill

October 16, 2025

Elected in 1965, James Hamill and his fellow trustees guided Harper College through its earliest milestones – from selecting the college’s name to breaking ground on its Palatine campus. Read More

Job Placement Resource Center

Harper’s Job Placement Resource Center prepares students for jobs and internships

October 14, 2025

With resume workshops, interview coaching and employer partnerships, the center equips Harper College students and alumni with skills and connections to launch their careers. Read More

Feed the Need logo

Harper joins second annual Feed the Need Food Drive

October 08, 2025

Sponsored by the Illinois Community College Board, the drive is a friendly competition to stock campus pantries, running from October 15 through November 28. Read More

An instructor leads a Community Education computer class for adults.

From improv to Arabic, Harper College offers Community Education classes for a variety of ages and interests

October 01, 2025

Harper’s noncredit courses are available to everyone from kids to older adults, as well as working professionals seeking to build their skills. Read More

Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Award-winning author Elizabeth Gonzalez James to read from ‘The Bullet Swallower’ on October 7 at Harper

September 30, 2025

The celebrated author will share her magical realist western, which involves a Mexican outlaw grappling with a ghostly figure and the sins of his ancestors. Read More

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Last Updated: 5/13/25