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Leaving Academia With Dr. Julie Ann Ward, Dr. Stephanie Weaver, and Dr. Krista Kurlinkus

Grant Writing Made Easy

I started my PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures at UC Berkeley, in one of the more prestigious programs in my field, in 2008. Self-directed worker For better or worse, a lot of work in academia happens without supervision. This was also the beginning of the Great Recession.

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How to Evaluate the Likelihood of GSE Reform in the Next Presidential Administration: Six Questions to Ask

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), were placed into conservatorship in September 2008 at the height of the Great Financial Crisis, when the markets lost confidence in them. For example, see the September 2008, “Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.