Alumni Voices

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Social Studies graduates can be found in every career imaginable. Some continue working on the same concerns that animated their intellectual and extracurricular interests in college. Others forge pathways towards new areas of engagement. No matter what they choose to do, our alums share a goal of acting on the theoretical ideas they learned through their Social Studies coursework and using those insights to better the world around them.

Immediately after graduation, some alumni take fellowships to travel, teach, or study abroad. Others choose to pursue jobs in journalism, advocacy and organizing, municipal government, and public policy. Many of our graduates enter the fields of consulting, law, technology, and finance. Most Social Studies alums eventually earn advanced degrees—most commonly the J.D., followed by the Ph.D. However, many of our graduates have also gone on to earn higher degrees across all different fields, ranging from the MBA to the MArch and the MD to the Ed.D.

While here we showcase just a handful of our graduates and their work experiences, we hope that all of our alumni will stay connected to the program and return to visit during annual reunions.