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Meselson left high school a year-and-a-half early, and never earned a diploma because he hadn’t taken the three requisite physical education classes. He entered the University of Chicago, and graduated with a degree in philosophy because at the time the school didn’t offer bachelor’s degrees in chemistry. But he didn’t give up on biology...
...past, Goldsmith has taught Foreign Affairs Law, International Law, Conflicts of Law and Civil Procedure. This year he will be teaching Conflicts of Law and Presidential Power. He is an international law expert with degrees from Yale Law School and Oxford University, and a diploma in private international law from the Hague Academy of International...
...higher education, calling for greater funding of the federal government’s beleaguered student aid program. “By raising performance in our high schools and expanding Pell grants for low- and middle-income families, we will help more Americans start their career with a college diploma,” Bush said...
...room. She had no love of food, having been raised in Pasadena, Calif., by a New Englander mother so New Englandy that she registered her daughter at Smith the day she was born. But Paul adored food. So even though she had never cooked much, Julia got a diploma at France's Cordon Bleu when Paul was stationed in Paris. Shortly thereafter, she and two French colleagues, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, started writing the classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking. It was published in 1961, the year she and Paul moved to Massachusetts...
...some ways doug murray, too, was born again. After 23 years as principal of Esperance High, in 1994 Murray received his priestly calling at age 66. But instead of taking himself off for seminary training, Murray embarked on a long-distance diploma in theology. "Five years and 25,000 km of travel" later, he became one of Australia's first priests ordained under the Anglican Church's Ministering Communities program. Today Murray holds communion services, prepares families for confirmation and advises the Esperance parish on educational issues - all for no salary - alongside a volunteer army of pastoral care and social...