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8 Tips to Ask a Professor to Be Your Mentor

  • by Jacqueline Villa Rajerison and Dr. Eric Sanford
  • September 22, 2022
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3 Ways to Find Undergraduate Research Opportunities

  • by Katie Dineen
  • August 25, 2022
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  • October 13, 2021
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Should I Take a Gap Year Before Graduate School?

  • by Leah Kalish
  • May 27, 2021
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Securing the Job: Tips from a Recruiting Coordinator

  • by Leah Kalish
  • May 12, 2021
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Have You Considered a Career in Human Resources?

  • by Sai Siddhaye
  • May 07, 2021
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What Can I Do With My Physics Major?

  • by Becky Oskin
  • April 12, 2021
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Students Find Camaraderie in African American and African Studies

  • by Jeffrey Day
  • April 08, 2021
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What Can I Do With My Education Minor?

  • by Leah Kalish
  • March 30, 2021
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Ask an Intern: Global Disease Biology Major in a Lab

  • by Leah Kalish
  • March 03, 2021
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What Can I Do With a Linguistics Major?

  • by Kathleen Holder
  • February 25, 2021
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Religious Studies Majors Study What Moves People and Nations

  • by Flagg Miller
  • February 23, 2021
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Student Q&A: Why Major in Political Science?

  • by Jarrod Baniqued
  • January 21, 2021
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Prepare for a Career with a Science and Technology Studies Major

  • by Becky Oskin
  • December 16, 2020
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Native American Studies Majors Find Careers in Many Fields

  • by Jeffrey Day
  • November 23, 2020
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How to Write a Strong Personal Statement for Graduate School

  • by Heidi Kerr and Paul David Terry
  • November 10, 2020
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What Can I Do With My Professional Writing Minor?

  • by Oliver Tseng
  • October 13, 2020
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What Can I Do With My Statistics Major?

  • by Becky Oskin
  • September 14, 2020
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Art History Major Helps Students Find and Share Their Passion

  • by Jeffrey Day
  • September 01, 2020
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Growing Opportunities: Alumni Perspective on Sustainable Ag and Food Systems Major

  • by Pablo Loayza
  • August 17, 2020
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What Can I Do With My Anthropology Major?

  • by Rebecca Huval
  • July 20, 2020
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Mandy Rousseau is the major advisor for the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

5 Things to Think About Before You Sign on for a Minor

  • by Mandy Rousseau
  • July 08, 2020
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6 Things I Wish I Knew When I Applied to Law School

  • by Kristen Mercado
  • June 23, 2020
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What Can I Do with a Major in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning?

  • by Pablo Loayza
  • June 09, 2020
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What Can I Do with a Major in Psychology?

  • by Chloe Archambault
  • May 18, 2020
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