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Charting a Course in Law and Technology

(HUM 4th Year)

Growing up as the daughter of two lawyers, Lily Decatorsmith (HUM 4th Year) didn’t think a career in law was for her. In fact, she remembers her parents telling her that’s exactly what she shouldn’t...

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A Wealth of Opportunity

(DHUM 4th Year)

When Angela Petrone, an international student from Napoli, Italy, first researched universities and degree programs online, it was easy to see how she clicked with Illinois Institute of Technology. In...

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SoReMo Study Discovers New Source of Free Labor

(Ph.D. Technology and Humanities/User Behavior on Social Media, Digital Culture, AI Ethics 3rd Year)

How social media influencers use their followers as unwitting laborers for profit is the center of research conducted by Leila Mirghaderi for the Socially Responsible Modeling, Computation, and Design...

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Building Brand Awareness

(HUM ’16)

As a communications specialist at GoodMorning.com, one of Canada’s largest independent online mattress retailers and fastest-growing companies, Brook Bell (HUM ’16) says every day is an adventure. “As...

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Parlaying Design Skills into Something More

(Ph.D. Technology and Humanities Candidate)

Alex Damarjian has spent his professional career working on games benefitting young children, but he had an urge to do more. So he developed a low-cost, cutting-edge testing tool for pediatric...

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Empowering Young Women in India

(PS, PSYC ’06)

The Mumbai, India, charity that Robin Chaurasiya founded, Kranti, empowers young women to become agents of social change. Ranging in age from 12–22, the women at Kranti are survivors of human...

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Discovering History, Preparing for Law

(Humanities, Specializing in History 2nd Year)

Brandon Holifield is not wasting any time. Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, he was recruited to Illinois Tech for baseball. Now, he is enrolled in the Dual Admission Honors Law program...

Discovering Her Path at Illinois Tech

(DHUM ’18)

Amy Kamin came to Illinois Tech with prior experience in corporate and retail environments. She had been leaning toward studying architecture, but felt an unmistakable spark of excitement when she...

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