In recent years, Dietrich School Ph.D. students across the arts and humanities have consistently indicated a strong interest in careers in the non-profit sector, often linked to their passion for advancing diversity, equity, and social justice. Many alums of our Humanities Ph.D. programs pursue impactful careers in the non-profit sector while indicating that they wish graduate school had exposed them sooner to such possibilities and prepared them more rigorously for careers beyond the classroom and the academy. Humanities Engage partners with an expanding universe of non-profit organizations both locally and nationally to enable doctoral students to gain funded immersive experiences that leverage their skills as researchers and writers in mission-focused, collaborative projects and develop their professional networks. This workshop will help doctoral students strategize about how to potentially move into the non-profit world.
Target audience: Ph.D. students and graduate faculty in the Humanities
Moderator: Marques Redd, Senior Director of Graduate Advising and Engagement for the Humanities
Panelists:
- Kimberly Hoover (English), summer immersive fellow with Awaken Pittsburgh
- Stephanie Romero, Founder and Executive Director, Awaken Pittsburgh
- Courtney Colligan (Theatre Arts), summer immersive fellow with Women and Girls Foundation
- Beth Sondel, Director of Education, Women and Girls Foundation
- Nelson Felipe Castañeda (Hispanic Languages and Literatures), summer immersive fellow with RefocusED, Inc.
- Maureen Anderson, Founder, RefocusED, Inc.