CHICAGO TEEN IS YOUNGEST IN COUNTRY TO RECEIVE DOCTORAL DEGREE

Congratulations are in order for Dorothy Jean Tillman II as the teenager has just made history as the youngest person in the country to earn a doctoral degree. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HBCU TIMES (@hbcutimes_) Earlier this month the young scholar walked across the stage at Arizona State University, (ASU), receiving her doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health. After successfully defending her dissertation in December of 2023, this exciting milestone not only makes Tillman the youngest person in the country to receive a doctoral degree, but it also makes her the youngest environmental and sustainability scientist in the country. As a result of this, Tillman is now the nation’s youngest Doctor of Behavioral Health Management. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II (@dorothyjeanius) “[Tillman] has innovative ideas and motivation, which is wonderful, and truly, I think what is inspiring is that she embodies that meaning of being a true leader,” ASU associate professor Leslie Manson, who oversaw Tillman’s dissertation, told The Guardian in an interview. The Chicago native began her college career at the age of 10-years-old. Tillman earned her associate degree from College of Lake County in...