graduate school

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But when Lee shared her frustrations with her graduate school adviser, noted author and avid gardener Jamaica Kincaid, she got the encouragement she needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A low starting salary, global pandemic, unaffordable housing market, graduate school and two kids didn’t stop Blake Edwards and his wife from becoming millionaires by their early 30s.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

He studied the subject in graduate school, earning a doctorate in statistics, and then took his passion to Wall Street, where what isn’t evident is often key.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

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

Herbie planned to go to graduate school, but had reasoned upon graduation that he ought to take a year off and see the world.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols