Melissa Nicholson had a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in education, and zero job prospects. “I discovered I couldn’t get a job just being certified to teach elementary school,” she says. “But I thought, ‘Even though I’m swamped in loans already, there’s no way I can turn back now that I’ve come this far.’” Nicholson, […]
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College Blog: Deaf in Rochester
The College Blog is a partnership between City Newspaper and Rochester Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Dr. Hinda Mandell. Each week City will post blog posts from several of Mandell’s journalism students, who will write about what concerns Rochester-area college students, both on and off campus. “When my hearing friends want to go out somewhere […]
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College Blog: Welcome to the (very scary) real world
The College Blog is a partnership between City Newspaper and Rochester Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Dr. Hinda Mandell. Each week City will post blog posts from several of Mandell’s journalism students, who will write about what concerns Rochester-area college students, both on and off campus. Over the course of the next six months, a […]
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College Blog: Millennials in college
The College Blog is a partnership between City Newspaper and Rochester Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Dr. Hinda Mandell. Each week City will post blog posts from several of Mandell’s journalism students, who will write about what concerns Rochester-area college students, both on and off campus. I like talking to my father about his college […]
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Gimme pizza: considering the student diet
The College Blog is a partnership between City Newspaper and Rochester Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Dr. Hinda Mandell. Each week City will post blogs from several of Mandell’s journalism students, who will write about what concerns Rochester-area college students, both on and off campus. When new college students first move into their on-campus housing, […]
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Biotown
Are you one of Rochester’s biotech-savvy citizens? Take a moment to answer this multiple-choice question and find out. Q: A “bio cluster” is __. a. Something you cough up when you have a chest cold b. The latest candy from Hershey’s, combining chocolate, caramel, and genetically modified “super-cashews” c. A group of biotechnology businesses […]
