Slideshow - purifoye
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Gwendolyn Purifoye received all of her degrees from Loyola and will miss the University dearly. “This gorgeous place has been my on- and off-again home since age 18,” she says. (Photos by Natalie Battaglia.)
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Purifoye walks along Michigan Avenue on her way to catching the No. 147 Express bus to Rogers Park.
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In addition to her studies and research, Purifoye is active in her church and has organized and taught community courses in several states to ensure young people’s success in school.