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[FONT=나]I learned that "degree" is obtained from four-year course universities, while "diploma"from two-year course junior or community colleges. What is "degree" obtained from "Spelman college"? Is it because Americans sometimes say "college" even for "university"?
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Born in Macon, Georgia, in 1949, the youngest of five children, Tina McElroy grew up listening to her mother read books and to her grandfather tell stories. She earned an English degree from Spelman College in Atlanta in 1971. After graduating, she joined the Atlanta Constitution’'s copy desk - the first black woman on the newspaper’'s staff. 1n nearly two decades with the daily, she supervised news design, wrote entertainment features, and reported news. She also worked as an editor and copy editor for the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina. 1n 1982, she began writing freelance articles and newspaper columns. She instructed people at writing workshops at Brunswick College, Spelman College, and Emory University. She contributed to the CBS Sunday Morning program her “" Postcards from Georgia."
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Born in Macon, Georgia, in 1949, the youngest of five children, Tina McElroy grew up listening to her mother read books and to her grandfather tell stories. She earned an English degree from Spelman College in Atlanta in 1971. After graduating, she joined the Atlanta Constitution’'s copy desk - the first black woman on the newspaper’'s staff. 1n nearly two decades with the daily, she supervised news design, wrote entertainment features, and reported news. She also worked as an editor and copy editor for the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina. 1n 1982, she began writing freelance articles and newspaper columns. She instructed people at writing workshops at Brunswick College, Spelman College, and Emory University. She contributed to the CBS Sunday Morning program her “" Postcards from Georgia."
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