Sometimes I feel like a total slacker. I know that I’m not, but when I measure myself against a handful of my transgender role models, I kind of feel like a loser.Don’t worry, my pride is more-or-less intact, and I don’t think any therapy is.
College notes: As pandemic eases, athletes get back to spring of things > >Former Hanover High golfer Jack Meehan was named the NEWMAC s rookie of year at Tufts University recently. Courtesy Tufts University >Hanover High graduate Johanna Copeland scored a team-high 21 goals for Wesleyan University women s lacrosse this spring. Courtesy Wesleyan University > >Lebanon High graduate Marcus Roper was a recent recipient of the Panther Award, an honor handed out by Plymouth State University that recognizes individuals from each athletic team who best represent the school s mission on the field, in the classroom and throughout the community Courtesy Plymouth State University Mike Gridley
Unbeknownst to Macdonald, the UNH network had kicked in.
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The universityâs choral director had told Andrew Boysen, the UNH Wind Symphony conductor, that Macdonald was pursuing the music job.
Boysen, who knew Thibodeau, put in a good word for Macdonald after her interview.
Boysen âemailed and pushed that connection, and now Iâm teaching there,â Macdonald said by phone last week after starting work in August.
The Manchester resident said she believes she would have won the job without the recommendation, but âit definitely helped.â
Alumni networks are gaining importance at a time when many students â and some alumni themselves â are looking for jobs because of the pandemic.