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Student Stories

Graduate education can help you unlock your passion and reach your fullest potential. Read inspirational stories below from recent and current graduate students.

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Finding the Financial Support to Land Your Dream Job

“The dedication, determination and the self-awareness that you will gain from graduate school are truly the things that you cannot place a price on, and you will value forever.”

Finding the Financial Support to Land Your Dream Job

Mirranda Williams

Master’s of Social Work

Taking a Leading Role in Science Communication

“It’s striking to me that there is a lot of misleading information and myths about air pollution, not only at the level of the general public but also among the decision makers.”

Taking a Leading Role in Science Communication

Aiymgul Kerimray

Sustainable Engineering PhD

A Master’s Education to Help Families with Autism

“Teachers fresh out of their programs know the new technology that is available. If I want to grow as a leader, I need to have that knowledge base as well.”

A Master’s Education to Help Families with Autism

Danya Williams

Master’s of School Administration

Bringing Work to School to Solve Real-World Challenges

“I think getting a master’s degree is 100 percent worth the costs. From a professional standpoint, it’s really helped me out in my job.”

Bringing Work to School to Solve Real-World Challenges

Dupri Grimes

Master's in Electrical Engineering

Digging into the Past: A Historian’s Path to Public Service

“This is more than history. This is about somebody getting closure back at home.”

Digging into the Past: A Historian’s Path to Public Service

Tristan Krause

PhD Candidate in History

“I think about all the doors that might not otherwise be open to me if I didn’t have my MFA.”

Opening Doors with an MFA

Edreys Wajed

Master's in Fine Art

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