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...past two years have actually risen, from 11% to 17%. The positions migrants are filling, economists say, are either ones that locals don't want, or new positions altogether. In fact, the infusion of educated labor drove growth in host countries' most dynamic sectors. Chudzicka arrived with a diploma in economics and now stars in her own Polish-language TV show (see profile). The majority of expatriate Poles have at least a secondary education, and many have a university degree. Most are working at jobs - in hotels and restaurants, construction and agriculture - well below their skill levels. (Plumbers are coming...
...boxes, and the tell-tale anxiety of freshman move-in day. Amidst the madness, Stephen T. Norberg ’06 rummages through his belongings and discovers a framed piece of thick paper decorated with a whimsical owl and a smartly dressed pig. It’s his kindergarten diploma. Carefully navigating the chaos, his left arm almost destroying a perfectly folded pile of undershirts, he crosses the room and secures the diploma onto the blank wall above his wooden desk. Pausing for several moments as his exhausted roommates look on in wonderment, he finally utters...
...those who want to pursue an unconventional or public service career, that price might prove to be a serious hindrance. The problem will be all the greater for your peers at less widely recognized colleges, many of whom will graduate with equally large debts and without a brand-name diploma to help boost their earnings potential. For them, the price of their higher education will be a lifelong burden...
Stefan P. Jackiw ’07, a Music concentrator and Artist Diploma candidate at the New England Conservatory, is an internationally renowned violin soloist, having performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, among others. A Boston native, Jackiw will be performing this week with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Benjamin Zander, whom Jackiw has known since he was 16. Focusing on classical performance, Jackiw has played the violin since he was a child. 'I started when I was four...
...want to give their kids a better chance to move up eventually in French society. The school - which takes elementary students to baccalaureate and vocational training - has earned a glowing reputation among universities and companies recruiting trained workers. Its director says almost all youths leave the school with a diploma or professional training certificate, and estimates around 90% of those who receive occupational training find jobs within six months. That's no small boast in an area where unemployment ranges from 25-40%. "You work harder here and the rules are stricter, but that's why you come," explains Axel...