July 15, 2020
Jasmine Jackson, 18, will attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. this fall to study engineering thanks to a $5,500 scholarship. The South Shore resident and Gary Comer College Prep graduate will also be the first in her family to graduate from college. Photo credit: Courtesy of the Purple Group
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CTA Sending Minority Students to College with STEM Scholarships
A high school senior poised to be the first college graduate in her family is headed to a historically black university this fall to study engineering thanks to a scholarship she received by the Chicago Transit Authority.