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2020 Harper Student Fashion Show

Imagine: Harper College Fashion Show Spring 2020 Review

July 06, 2020

Harper College Fashion Design students share their work through "Imagine," the 2020 Fashion Show Spring Review. Read More

William Rainey Harper bust

Harper College launches COVID-19 Contact Tracers course

July 02, 2020

Harper College is offering a free, online COVID-19 Contact Tracing course to help meet the anticipated need for contact tracers in the state of Illinois. The 10-hour class starts July 13. Read More

Mercado family on the dance floor at their wedding

Reflecting on two landmark Supreme Court decisions

June 24, 2020

Dr. Claudia Mercado and Monica Meneses share the personal impact on their family of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions – one to strike down the administration’s effort to eliminate the DACA program, and the other protecting LGBTQIA+ employees from discrimination. Read More

Gabriela Sanchez taking online courses from home

Harper College students grateful for CARES Act funding

June 23, 2020

Thanks to the federal funding provided by the CARES Act and distributed by Harper College, about 4,400 students have received financial support aimed at helping them to successfully transition to online coursework. Read More

Dr. Avis Proctor

Supreme Court ruling brings hope to DACA recipients

June 18, 2020

Harper College applauds the U.S. Supreme Court's decision continuing DACA. Read More

Nurse Hanan Aquil wearing personal protective equipment

Harper nursing grads working on coronavirus frontlines

June 11, 2020

As you’d imagine, a shift working with coronavirus patients is completely different than a traditional workday, alumni of Harper College’s nursing program say. “It’s really night and day in terms of how we’re caring for patients,” said Hanan Aquil, a 2016 graduate working at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. Read More

Hire a Hawk is our online job board

How to Register on Hire a Hawk

June 04, 2020

Hire a Hawk is our online job board where local employers will post their open positions. Students and alumni can follow this short video on how to register for an account. Read More

How to Search for Jobs on Hire a Hawk

How to Search for Jobs on Hire a Hawk

June 04, 2020

Hire a Hawk is our online job board where local employers will post their open positions. Students and alumni can follow this short video on how to search for jobs in the system. Read More

How to Attach and Email a Resume

How to Apply for Jobs & Upload a Resume on HAH

June 04, 2020

Hire a Hawk is our online job board where local employers will post their open positions. Students and alumni can follow this short video on how to apply for jobs and upload a resume in the system. Read More

Desiree Peerman at her new job

Emergency Fund Turns Despair Into Hope

June 03, 2020

Desiree Peerman was one semester into her college education at Harper College when the pandemic hit and rocked her world. Read More

Last Updated: 2/13/24