Featured Wired Article: These Black Founders Succeeded In Spite of Silicon Valley

“The numbers tell us that Silicon Valley prefers helping largely white, male, urban-centered companies achieve billion-dollar valuations, lucrative exits, and mass political influence. That’s a problem for founders and technologists who are Black. Fewer than 1 percent of venture-backed companies …

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Featured Muse Article: How to Build a Strong Professional Presence Online

The old adage “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” has perhaps never been more true. Today, some estimates suggest that up to 70% of all jobs are not published on publicly available job search sites, and research …

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Soaring Beyond: Ashley Gilbertson

MEET ASHLEY! She received a B.F.A. in Fashion Design this May.  She recently served as the Product Development Intern for Justin Brands  Inc. 

We asked Ashley some questions, advice for current students, and how UNT helped her to succeed and …

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InsideSherpa is helping UNT students build experience

Quick facts
• 104 UNT students enrolled in at least one program; an increase of 20% in May and an increase of 174% in April
• 102 program completions by UNT students during June.
• 4.66 average star rating submitted by UNT students …

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The Muse’s Ultimate Guide to Answering the Most Common Interview Questions

Read the full Muse article with interview questions and suggestions on how to best answer them.

Looking for a way to practice these interview questions? The UNT Career Center provides a free interview practice tool called Big Interview. Big Interview

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Soaring Beyond: Jeff Chandler

MEET JEFF! He received a B.A. in Marketing from UT Tyler, an MBA in Management from UNT, and Ph.D. in Management from Texas Tech University.  He is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Business Strategy at Western Kentucky University. 

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Attention Graduate Students! Leadership Opportunity – July 25th

The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students’ Virtual Leadership Conference is coming up on July 25th, 2020 and  ALL Graduate students at UNT are able to sign up for a reduced cost of $10! The University of North Texas is a …

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Soaring Beyond: Christine Sanders

MEET CHRISTINE! Christine is an alumna of  B.F.A. in Visual Art Studies. She is currently working as the Educational Coordinator for the Greater Denton Arts Council

We asked Christine some questions, advice for current students, and how UNT helped her …

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Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a COVID-19 economy

Around the world, 2020 has emerged as one of the most challenging years in many of our lifetimes. In six months, the world has endured multiple challenges, including a pandemic that has spurred a global economic crisis. As societies reopen, …

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Soaring Beyond: Paul Perry

MEET PAUL! Paul graduated in December 2019. He is currently working as a Contracts Analyst with Envoy Air

We asked Paul some questions, advice for current students, and how UNT helped him to succeed and SOAR BEYOND!

When you started …

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