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The Dreaded Second Question – Or, In Defense of My Major
by Matt Beukema. You’ve likely heard the question or even asked it yourself. After answering “History” to the question of what I studied in college comes that dreaded second question. The question that comes nearly 90% of the time to … Continue reading
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Tagged alumni, Calvin College, education, history, humanities, post-grad
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