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Edith Vinson-Maitlandt Completes Bachelor’s Degree to Support Work at FEMA
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December 24, 2021
Edith Vinson-Maitlandt, or “Edie” as she is known by her colleagues and professors, is closing 2021 by completing her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management.
Protecting the Capitol After the January 6 Riot Didn’t Deter Paul Cooper from Earning His MBA, Only Delayed It
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December 23, 2021
On Jan. 6, 2021, Paul Cooper and his wife were celebrating their three-year anniversary over dinner at home when his phone lit up.
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Using Personal Tragedy from the Pandemic Inspires Mahawa Bundor to Reach Higher Goals
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December 23, 2021
It would be an understatement to call the past two years “difficult” for Mahawa Bundor. The Sierra Leone, West Africa native.
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Duane Tyson Works on the Frontlines of the Pandemic and Follows His Passion to Serve the Needs of Others
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December 22, 2021
Duane Tyson has been at the tip of the front line fighting Covid.
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Ramon Perea Uses His UMGC Degree as Springboard to a Master’s in Security Studies at Georgetown University
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December 22, 2021
Ramon Perea embarked on a new adventure with the U.S. Air Force when he was just 21 years old and left his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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With Three Big Goals Accomplished, Luis Arriaza-Kibby is Reaching New Heights of Career Success
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December 21, 2021
Luis Arriaza-Kibby came to the United States from El Salvador as a teenager.
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Blending Psychology with Artificial Intelligence, Jacqueline Brogdon Hopes to Use Her UMGC Degree to Unlock the Mysteries of Mental Illness
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December 21, 2021
Jacqueline Brogdon’s 11-year journey to earn a UMGC Bachelor’s degree this month has been shaped by a lifetime of her family’s tragedies.
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Caitlyn Burroughs Followed Unexpected Path from Marketing to Nursing
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December 20, 2021
“Nursing was not my first degree,” said Caitlyn Burroughs, explaining that a job working on research studies convinced her that health care was really where she belonged.
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A Woman of Many Hats, Lauren Sterner Finally Puts on a Mortar Board
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December 20, 2021
At 17, Lauren Sterner set off for college. It was 1998 and she planned to study business administration at Salisbury University.
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Army Veteran Andre Washington Survived the Challenges of Military Service—Even a Mortar Attack During a Class—to Earn his UMGC Degree
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December 19, 2021
When Andre Washington looks back on his academic career, which stretched over two decades as he moved around the world as an IT specialist.
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Despite Busy Job and Major Surgeries, Rachel Weiszer Fulfilled Her Goal of Earning a Degree
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December 19, 2021
Rachel Weiszer knew that she would continue to hit roadblocks with her career at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Brian Shaw Closes the Circle on a New Family Tradition Focused on Education
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December 18, 2021
Brian Shaw’s mother had to drop out school in the eighth grade.
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