5 Years Since Starbucks Offered to Help Baristas Attend College, How Many Have Graduated? — from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig Excerpts: …nearly 3,000 Starbucks employees who have earned bachelor’s degrees online through the company-university partnership program. The arrangement was possible logistically because Humberstone took her courses in business and environmental sustainability entirely online. And […]
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