Dorothy Jean Tillman, a 17-year-old who just received her Ph.D. in integrated behavioral health from Arizona State University, stands in the lobby of the Harold Washington Cultural Center in the Bronzeville neighborhood, where she holds arts programs for her organization, the Dorothy Jeanius STEAM Leadership Institute. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)
Dorothy Jean Tillman describes herself as “just a Gen Zer.”
She, like many 17-year-olds, likes to dance, paint and hang out with her friends. She’s heading to Amsterdam in March for her 18th birthday, and will graduate in May, standing shoulder to shoulder with her peers.
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