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Tackling each semester of grad school requires a lot from you. It takes drive. It takes focus. And it takes a lot of free food.

The world is constantly evolving and, as new students complete their educational journey, a vast, wild world awaits them in the job market.

Meet Dr. Donald Thornton, Jr., two-time graduate from the �������Ƶ’s Graduate School, where he studied educational leadership. He is currently the principal of Lafayette High School, which is the largest school in Lafayette Parish. 

Were you too busy to attend this week's meeting? Having your own existential crisis from the "Middle of Semester Blues" that is commonplace alongside graduate school stress? Well, the James Jackson Community of Scholars understands and wants to help.

Congratulations! Your diploma is safely tucked away up on a shelf, the last bits of confetti from the backyard graduation party are being spread around by your dad’s lawnmower, and you’ve deposited every last check that was tucked away inside Hallmark’s finest. 

Now what?

“Jurassic Park” - the quintessential dinosaur movie.

Marissa Young, a student in the Applied Language and Speech Sciences program, is well underway with her dissertation research. The focus of her research is on bilingual children who have a language disorder or disability.