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Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

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Alumna Alice Zhao Writes New Edition of "SQL Pocket Guide" Alice Zhao (MSiA '13) recently celebrated the publication of a new edition of O'Reilly's SQL Pocket Guide. We spoke with her about the ...