graduate school

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Galvan, whose husband was also unemployed after a tech layoff, eventually enrolled in graduate school and currently works part-time as a writing tutor and editor of various blogs and journals at San Jose State University.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

I had gone to college — undergrad was free on a Pell Grant for low-income students — but borrowed money for graduate school.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Holt—who is set to graduate next month and attend graduate school at Boston University—worries Hampshire’s closure might tarnish her academic record in the eyes of employers and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Some book clubs sip stoic glasses of water, like they’re in a graduate school seminar, waiting for me to begin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

None of the professors who had welcomed them to graduate school were around when it came time to take them to the infirmary or to the airport.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez