Hundreds of online Kaplan University students from all across the United States, and from Canada, Guam and the Virgin Islands, gathered at the Chicago Symphony Theatre today to celebrate a milestone event—their college graduation. Juli Norell, the student speaker, commended her fellow graduates for overcoming obstacles to achieve their dreams.
In Norell’s case, the obstacle was [...]

Dennis Kuester, the chairman and chief executive officer of Marshall & Isley Corp., and his wife, Sandy, have contributed $1.5 million to establish a new scholarship fund for central city students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
UWM said Monday that six to eight scholarships will be awarded annually to assist African-American students from high-poverty areas [...]