When U.S. military veteran Ramuel Figueroa decided to enroll at Roosevelt University in 2014, his math and writing skills were rusty and his confidence was lacking. “I needed some help in brushing up,” the 24-year-old honors student said, who today is thriving on many fronts thanks to support and guidance he received at Roosevelt University.

Read Roosevelt President Ali Malekzadeh’s statement on the University’s historic policy of non-discrimination, in response to the U.S. executive order on immigration.