As a Columbia graduate student, I thought an Ivy League degree would guarantee me a job. I was wrong.

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The author (not pictured) felt ill-prepared after graduating from an Ivy League school.

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Eileen Collins’ Unlikely Journey to Becoming the First Woman to Command NASA’s Space Shuttle

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I live rent-free in NYC. Moving into a van has allowed me to save, avoid taking out loans, and live a life of adventure.

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Gerardo Rios Garcia and his van.

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Columbia is facing a bigger donor revolt than we thought

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Seats for Columbia's now-canceled commencement event.

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See the campus protests over the last 6 decades that dwarf the Gaza protests in size and disorder

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A group of women demonstrate against the Vietnam War on the campus of University of California Berkeley.

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Columbia University just canceled its commencement

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NYPD officers near the entrance of Columbia University on Wednesday.

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Robert Kraft says elite schools are to blame for 'hate' on campus

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, seen here at the Super Bowl in 2024, took out full-page ads decrying what he described as 'hate' by student protesters.
The New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft took out full-page ads decrying what he described as "hate" by student protesters.

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Columbia protesters' demands have worked before. This time may be different.

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A protester holds up a sign at a protest on Columbia's campus. Demonstrators are demanding the school divest from Israel.

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Student protests at Columbia University escalate with Hamilton Hall occupation

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Protesters outside Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York City.

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I was accepted into my dream colleges: Duke, Columbia, and Yale. I flipped a coin to decide which one was right for me.

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The author, not pictured, couldn't decide which college to go to.

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