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Rick Najera’s Latino Thought Makers Series at Morton College hosts Special Conversation with Dr. Cornel West Reimagining Unity: Past, Present, Future

Dr. Cornel West, a renowned educator, philosopher, author and activist, is the next guest of Rick Najera’s live nationally acclaimed interview series, Latino Thought Makers, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, October 22nd, in Morton College’s Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero. The event is free and open to the public. Complimentary tickets are […]

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Updated Guidance for Morton College on COVID-19

On Thursday, August 26, 2021, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-20, COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87, which makes it necessary for all educators and staff working pre-K through college, college students, and health care workers to be vaccinated or have their first dose of a two-dose series or their single-dose vaccine beginning September 19, or undergo COVID testing at

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Updated Guidance for Morton College on COVID-19

On Thursday, August 26, 2021, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-20, COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87, which makes it necessary for all educators and staff working pre-K through college, college students, and health care workers to be vaccinated or have their first dose of a two-dose series or their single-dose vaccine by September 5, or undergo COVID testing

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Rick Najera’s Latino Thought Makers Series at Morton College Kicks-Off Hispanic Heritage Month with Multi-Award Actor Luis Guzman

Award-winning actor Luis Guzmán, who was just announced as a leading cast member of Netflix’s Wednesday –  Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series –  will be the first guest of Rick Najera’s nationally acclaimed interview series, Latino Thought Makers on Friday, September 24th at 6:30pm live at Morton College’s Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S Central Ave, Cicero, IL

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Morton College Announces Fall Residency of Rick Najera’s Acclaimed
Latino Thought Makers Series to Kick-Off 2021-2022 Season

(Cicero, IL) Award-winning Hollywood writer, actor, producer, Rick Najera, brings his nationally acclaimed series Latino Thought Makers live and in person to Morton College to kick off its 2021-2022 season, beginning Friday, September 24, 2021 at the college’s Jedlicka Performing Arts Center. Latino Thought Maker series will feature four, separate live, sit-down interviews and personal

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Morton College’s Jedlicka Performing Arts Center to Continue Tradition of Diverse Array of Stage And Musical Productions

 (Cicero, IL) With the announcement of securing the rights to “The 25th Annual Putnam County Bee,” a musical comedy situated around a fictional spelling bee, the 2021-22 season at Morton College’s Jedlicka Performing Arts Center continues on its tradition of a diverse array of stage and musical productions while seeking to grow and develop new

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Rich Jacksic Automotive Technology Memorial Scholarship Announces 2021-2022 Recipient

(Cicero, IL) Amy Jacksic was 100 percent certain of her choice of Morton College student Jose Ochoa-Villalta for the first Rich Jacksic Automotive Technology Memorial Scholarship, but she needed to text her sister. Emily Meyerowitz, Amy’s sister, quickly responded, Jose, followed by many exclamation marks. Judging by Jose’s joyous response to the news today (July

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