Meet the Parents Who Completed Their Bachelor’s Degrees Online During the Pandemic
We recently caught up with two of UNT’s May 2022 graduates, Venessa Ricketts and Adan Salinas. Hear why they chose to enroll in the Bachelor…
Category: Learner Story
IFC Report: One new job is added to the Mexican economy for every 20 people trained on Coursera
By Nicole Amaral, Skills Transformation Lead, Americas Ana Lilia, a chemical engineer and working mother from Mexico, used online training to change careers and become…
Discover how UNT graduate, Steven Schmidt earned his bachelor’s while working full-time
After earning his culinary degree in Washington, Steven Schmidt went to work as a chef at the University of North Texas. There, Steven also enrolled…
An interview with future iMSM graduate, Manmit Kaur
Manmit excelled at her career as a project manager. She was organizing conferences all around the world for global leaders in both the private and…
An interview with Mesoma Akaolisa, future iMBA graduate.
Meet Mesoma, a native of Nigeria. She is currently based in Houston, Texas, and is a rising leader on the engineering team at ExxonMobil. She…
Michigan MPH: Bringing together different professional backgrounds
Online degree programs like the University of Michigan’s Master of Public Health (MPH) in Population and Health Sciences bring together learners from around the nation,…
Coursera partners with IFC and the European Commission publish global study on women and online learning in emerging markets
New study uncovers challenges, best practices, and promise of online learning to create more opportunity for women and underserved populations in the post-pandemic economy By…
Anisa Ray: Test Prep Teacher to Software Engineer
Anisa Ray, MCIT ’22, studied rhetoric in college and then worked as a test prep teacher, getting students ready to ace their graduate school entrance…
Maki Villano Is Earning His Master in Data Science While Balancing Work and Family
Karim Makisig “Maki” Villano studied electrical engineering as an undergraduate. He took on various IT roles over the last two decades and is currently a…
With Performance-Based Admissions, Mattison Hineline Can Earn a Master’s and Pursue a New Career in Data Science
After graduating with her bachelor’s in psychology, Mattison Hineline moved to Málaga, Spain, to teach English. During the pandemic, she started taking programming classes online…