diploma

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A few years later, with newspapers struggling in the face of smart phones and the internet, Daily moved to England to do a two-year creative writing diploma at Oxford University.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

After getting a fashion design diploma at a Glasgow college, Hyslop did a six-week course with the King's Foundation, through which she discovered the luxury mill in her backyard.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Sons followed fathers into factories, and a high school diploma was enough to open doors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Toruño dropped out of high school amid personal instability and lack of resources, later earned her diploma and pursued a paralegal certification, motivated by her own experiences navigating the U.S. immigration system.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

“I would also suggest a very brilliant young woman who just got her diploma, Katherine Coleman. She’s a mathematician and earned the highest GPA we’ve ever had here.”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson