Perseverance and Growth: John Iglehart’s Inspiring UNT Degree Story
20 years later, John Iglehart pursues a UNT BAAS Life rarely follows a straight path, and Oklahoma native John Iglehart’s story is a testament to perseverance and rediscovery. Now living in Louisiana and working as an Assistant Manager at Cinemark, John is preparing to advance to Senior Assistant Manager—a role that requires additional education and…
High School Stories: Recent New York Times Reporting on Secondary Schooling
Education stories have dominated headlines over the past year, as a quick glance down this long, long list will show. If you are participating in our new multimedia challenge, which invites students and educators to “show or tell us what high school is like in 2023,” we thought it might help to understand how The…
Explore the Tech Underlying the Metaverse and Web3 in our Intro to Blockchain &...
It seems like every day the internet is buzzing with news and rumors about Web3, as the Metaverse, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs become more popular. But what exactly is Web3?Conceptually, Web3 is projected by many to be the next phase of the internet — a decentralized digital space based on blockchain technology that minimizes the need…
The Stories Maps Can Tell
A recent Times article suggests that you “release your inner explorer” by reliving, commemorating or envisioning a favorite place in the world through creating an illustrated map of it.What place would you choose? Your own neighborhood? Your favorite vacation spot? A place you long to visit when quarantine is over? Or, perhaps, might you want…
Career stories from inside Coursera
In 2019, we’re celebrating all the ways a person can find their #CourseToSuccess. There are many different paths you can take to launch a successful career, and we asked our team to share the journey that led them to Coursera. We hope their stories inspire you to take the next step toward a career you’ll…
How Emanuela is applying big data to clinical research
Emanuela Manea is a General Pediatrician with 8 years of experience practicing medicine in the European Union. She recently completed a Fellowship in Inherited Metabolic Disorders in London, where she continues to work as Consultant in General Paediatrics. Ever since medical school, I have been fascinated by cellular signalling and its pathology. This was…
