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  She ‘leads from the heart and her mind’ — Dr. Evelyn Figueroa earns Shin Award

  Nov 7, 2025 1:45 pm

  If you asked anyone at Chicago’s University of Illinois College of Medicine who best exemplifies what it means to be a physician with impact, chances are one name would come up again and again: Dr. Evelyn Figueroa. The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) alumna, accomplished physician, and community advocate splits her days between treating patients at her family and community medicine practice, ensuring her family-run foundation is running smoothly, and connecting with community members at her Pilsen-based food pantry.

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  Broadening opportunities for adult learners’ varied needs

  Nov 3, 2025 7:30 am

  A systemwide working group is exploring opportunities and will make recommendations for expanding and refining adult learning opportunities.

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  Odyssey in Chicago: The richness of shared exploration

  Oct 31, 2025 7:30 am

  In May, The Odyssey Project/Proyecto Odisea in Chicago graduated 51 students, its largest graduating class since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

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  The Odyssey impact: Aiesha’s no-cost return to college

  Oct 30, 2025 7:30 am

  The Odyssey Project invites low-income adult learners to earn college credits at no cost — with free meals, textbooks, even bus fare.

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  U of I System partners with Taiwanese universities to increase Mandarin language opportunities

  Oct 14, 2025 12:30 pm

  The University of Illinois System is expanding Mandarin language education for students across all three of its campuses in collaboration with the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan. This partnership, facilitated by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and National Tsing Hua University, provides new opportunities for students to study in Taiwan and for faculty and staff to engage in exchanges with colleagues at leading Taiwanese universities.

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