More Than Just Paper: The Degrees That Fought Back

h," a triple-major Ivy League prodigy, ready to p

: dismissing my credentials as "just paper," demanding I deco

, in a staged "accident," she soaked my physical diplomas with sti

ted backstage, walked out and publicly told me to

I crumpled to the floor in a panic attack on li

ible sacrifice, and genuine achievement be twis

my brother's calloused hands and unwavering belief, a furious r

m, and began drafting an email to Dean Thompson,