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  NPR Features COD's Tom Montgomery Fate

  College of DuPage English Professor Tom Montgomery Fate was recently featured on National Public Radio's “To the Best of Our Knowledge” in a segment offering perspectives on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau 150 years after his death. Fate is the author of several books, most recently "Cabin Fever: A Suburban Father’s Search for the Wild." Click on the headline for Fate's NPR reading and interview.

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  GED Graduates Celebrate

  Celebrating the achievements of 70 students this year, College of DuPage's Adult Basic Education/General Education Development office honored recipients of GED certificates at its annual GED Commencement ceremony. Click on the headline to read more and view photos from the event.

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  Alexa Alianello, Chandrika Gopal Outstanding Grads

  Health sciences students Alexa Alianello and Chandrika Gopal are the 2012 Outstanding Graduates at College of DuPage. Alianello earned her degree in Dental Hygiene, while Gopal studied Respiratory Care. To read more about them, click on the headline.

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  College of DuPage Celebrates 45th Commencement

  Sue Martin, dean of Student Affairs, congratulates her son Patrick upon his graduation from College of DuPage. Sue's son Michael also graduated, making the 45th Commencement ceremony a true family affair. For more photos from this year's celebration, click on the headline. (Press Photography Network/Special to College of DuPage)

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  Celebration of Academic Excellence

  College of DuPage recently hosted a "Celebration of Academic Excellence" to recognize the 2011-2012 Honors and Presidential Scholars. Click on the headline to read more and view a photo album from the event.

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  Sally Fairbank Overall Outstanding Faculty Member

  Sally N. Fairbank, professor and coordinator of Paralegal Studies at College of DuPage, has been named the Overall Outstanding Faculty Member for 2011-2012. Click on the headline to read more.

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  Bustling Crowds Fill COD Open House

  Representatives from the College of DuPage Office of Admissions and Outreach, academic programs, and student organizations and clubs welcomed hundreds of high school students and their parents April 24 to the Glen Ellyn campus. Click on the headline to see more photos from the event.

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  Four Students Accepted into Versailles Program

  Four College of DuPage architecture students have been accepted into the fall Versailles program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (From left) William Smarzewski, Joanna Ligas, Sandra Zenkeviciute and Will Prescott will spend the 2012-2013 school year at the Ecole d’Architecture de Versailles located just outside of Paris. To read more, click on the headline.

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  Foundation Honors Honorable William J. Bauer

  The College of DuPage Foundation recently hosted a reception to recognize the Honorable William J. Bauer in the Homeland Security Education Center’s William J. Bauer Mock Courtroom. A former U.S. State’s Attorney in DuPage County, Judge Bauer distinguished himself through his ability to recruit and his willingness to guide young legal talent. Click on the headline for more photos from the reception.