Detroit Drives Degrees Blog

• Dream Deferred: The Path to Accomplishing Career Goals

  By: Afrkah Cooper  It seemed to happen overnight. D’ante Whitney, a 13-year old from Detroit, woke up with a deep voice – a really deep voice – and he knew he was destined for a career in radio. Throughout high …

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• Business Leaders: Education Reform and Job Creation Will Help Michigan ‘Live Long and Prosper’

  Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy Baruah and Education Attainment Manager Melanie D’Evelyn spoke at the Michigan Solutions Summit on Thursday, March 22 to share insight on the Chamber’s ongoing efforts towards education reform, job creation, and talent retention …

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• Chamber Honored for Strengthening Student Success Through Education Partnerships

  The Detroit Regional Chamber was recognized with the “Beacon Award” during a special ceremony at the Michigan College Access Network’s (MCAN) eighth annual Conference on Monday, March 12. The award recognizes recipients for continually uniting programs, activities and operations in …

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• Young professionals paving the way for other young professionals

  While in school at Bowling Green State University, Brittany Mobley fell in love with public relations after watching The Devil Wears Prada, a movie about a recent college grad who lands a job at a high-end fashion magazine as a personal assistant. Brittany was intrigued with the work the actors did to promote their company and thought being a publicist might be her calling.

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