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CHICAGO, April 30 -- The University of Illinois at Chicago issued the following news release:
Just two weeks after giving birth to her son, Cindy Noguera returned to UIC to finish her first semester of sophomore year.
"I knew I didn't want to stop going to school because if I would have taken a semester or a year off, it would have been harder for me to go back, and I wanted to graduate in 2021 and have my child by my side," Noguera said. "I was motivated - I knew I could do it - and that liberated me."
Still, having a newborn and working on her applied psychology degree wasn't easy.
"It's been challenging," said Noguera, who has a minor in biology. "But when I had my baby, I spoke with all of my professors and they were very supportive. And I've trained myself to be focused because I cannot waste any...