One piece of advice from a teacher helped me become the first in my family to graduate from college

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Following one teacher's advice started me on a path to become the first person in my family to graduate from college and eventually build a career as a journalist.

Amber Campbell

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says he plans to 'go heavy' on hiring new grads because they are 'AI native'

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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says he plans to hire new grads even though AI can already do a lot of entry-level work.

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You don't need an AI degree to land an AI-powered internship

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MIAMI BEACH- MARCH 14: Megan Jump (L) and Jenna Haring on spring break from Ball State University, use a funnel to drink beer March 14, 2007 on South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. Students from universities and colleges around the country are attending spring break which ranges from the end of February to mid-April.
College students enjoying spring break, before getting back to work.

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As a computer science grad, she was promised stability. Then AI arrived.

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Kiran Maya Sheikh
Software engineer Kiran Maya Sheikh

Kiran Maya Sheikh

Growing up, I struggled to understand my younger sister's carefree attitude. Now, I can admit she was onto something.

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The author, right, and her sister posing. The author is wearing college graduation regalia.
My younger sister is helping me be more present and calm as an adult.

Emily Bruck

We're producing a generation of students who will feel they 'don't fit' in the AI world, economist Tyler Cowen warns

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Tyler Cowen at the launch of The Growth Commission in London on July 12, 2023.
Tyler Cowen says AI is forcing a reckoning in education — and most institutions aren't ready for it.

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he didn't major in economics because he saw it as 'boring and useless'

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is a graduate of Princeton University.

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I graduated from college and moved back home to New York City. I struggled to find my place, and it didn't feel like home anymore.

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The author struggled when she moved back to her hometown of New York City.

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America's big cities are losing their one big advantage

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Cities may be crowded, dirty, loud, and expensive, but they've always offered one clear advantage over America's rural areas: more money.

I'm a Yale graduate but can't afford to live on my own, so I share an apartment with my mom. I have no plans to move out.

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Mia Tsang and her mom in front of the NYC pride parade
The author, left, loves living with her mom, right.

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