master's
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Celia is a master's candidate at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she studies business and data reporting, and an alumna of Barnard College, where she studied anthropology and human rights.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
This August, Moran is starting a master’s program to become a therapist specializing in late-pregnancy loss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“I can count on one hand the number of repairs I’ve needed and I’ve never been stranded,” said Gleeson, a former software engineer who is now working toward a master’s degree in social work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Despite having an undergraduate and a master's degree, Sophie said she had applied for 300 jobs in the past year with just one interview and no success.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“I read about it in my master’s newspaper, and I want to see what it is like.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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