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Fake news? No jobs? Prospective journalists soldier on
By David Bauder, Associated Press, November 5, 2019 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Daily Orange isn’t daily anymore. The student-run newspaper that has covered Syracuse University since 1903, and trained generations of journalists, now prints three issues per week....
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What Colleges Want in an Applicant (Everything)
The admissions process is a maddening mishmash of competing objectives, and an attempt to measure the unmeasurable: you. No, it isn’t fair, and likely never will be. The admissions process is out of whack. Just ask the heartbroken applicant, rejected by her dream...
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Good News Liberal-Arts Majors: Your Peers Probably Won’t Outearn You Forever
Six years ago, Andy Anderegg’s decision to major in English looked like an economic sacrifice. When she left academia in 2010, with a master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Kansas, the first job she landed was a Groupon Inc. writing gig paying all of...
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Does It Pay to Double Major?
The benefits of a double major in college seem obvious. By gaining expertise in two different areas, many believe, students will have a significant edge when it comes to launching and advancing a career. That may be especially true, the thinking goes, if a student can...
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