What can you do with a PAGS major?
Peace and Global Studies graduates from Earlham pursue a variety of graduate programs and careers. Our interdisciplinary approach provides a solid foundation for future study and job opportunities.
PAGS graduates are also highly successful at winning national and international fellowships, including, but not limited to, the prestigious Watson Fellowship and Fulbright Awards.
Listed below are examples of jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs our PAGS alumni have chosen.
Graduate Programs
M.A. in Human Development
Earlham '02; Pacific Oaks '06
School of Law
Earlham '02; Indiana University '04
Masters of Science in Social Work
Earlham '02; University of Texas '09
Ph.D. in Political Economics
Earlham '76; University of Massachusetts/Amherst '85
M.A. in Latin American Studies
Earlham '99; University of Arizona '05
Masters of Divinity
Earlham '91; Yale Divinity School '96
Masters of Education
Earlham '96; Lesley University '99
Certificate in Ecological Horticulture
Earlham '03; UC Santa Cruz '08
Masters in Public Health Education
Earlham '03; University of North Carolina '08
Certificate of Transformational Ecopsychology
Earlham '02; Southwestern College '09
M.S. in Management and Management PhD.
Earlham '93; Boston College '07, '09
Ph.D. in Psychology
Earlham '78; University of Missouri '99
Masters of Theological Studies
Earlham '95; Wesley Theological Seminary '00
Masters of Informational Technology
Earlham '89; Stevens Institute of Technology '08
M.F.A. in Dramatic Arts
Earlham '02; UC Davis '08
Fellowships
The Watson
The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship offers college graduates of "unusual promise" a year of independent, purposeful exploration and travel -- in international settings new to them -- to enhance their capacity for resourcefulness, imagination, openness, and leadership and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community.
Basil Farraj (PAGS 2014) - “Palestinian Borderline Identity: A Quest for an Alternative Palestinian Identity,” Chile, Norway, France and the United Arab Emirates
Maggie Jesme (PAGS 2014) - “Healing Sans Hegemony: Exploring the Incorporation of Traditional Medicine into Post-Conflict Healthcare Reconstruction” Rwanda, India, Nepal, East Timor and Bolivia
Jonathan Jenner (PAGS 2010) - "Worker and Producer Cooperatives: Their Communities and Contexts" Argentina, Spain, Italy, India
Juan Navarrete (PAGS 2008) - "The Cartoonist's Pen is Mightier than The Sword: Exploring the Impact of Political Cartoons" Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay
Megan Kennedy (PAGS 2004) - "Conscious Margins: Social Justice and the Discourse of Global Hip-Hop" France, Spain, Tanzania, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Dominican Republic
The Fulbright
Designed to increase mutual understanding between people of the United States and other countries, the Fulbright program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the United States government. The grants cover living and travel expenses.
Rosalyn Endlich (PAGS 2012) Fulbright Research/Study Award 2014 - "Urban Agriculture and the Right to the City: A Comparative Study of Toronto and Detroit", Masters in Environmental Studies at York University, Toronto, Canada
Sarah Chalfin (PAGS 2012) Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award, Sri Lanka
Jobs
Community Organizing/Advocacy/Activism
Midwest Assistant Coordinator, Real Food Challenge
National Organizer, Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
Conflict Resolution Trainer, Peace Education Program
Lead Union Organizer, Service Employees International Union
Law
Director of Victim Offender Reconciliation, Community Justice & Mediation Center
Appeals Officer/Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture National Appeals Division
Senior Trial Attorney, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Attorney, Eviction Defense Network
Higher Education
Associate Professor of Economics, State University of New York
Assistant Anthropology Professor, College of Wooster
Associate Professor of Economics and Women's Studies, State University of New York/College at Purchase
Health
Program Manager, Public Health, Montgomery County
Global Health Advocate, Community of Hope
Sexuality Educator, Planned Parenthood
Government – Local, State and International
Project Manager, Public Transportation, Sound Transit
Research/Partnerships Coordinator,The United Nations
Legislative Coordinator, City of Austin Water Utility
Education
Environmental Educator/Park Naturalist, County Parks
Lead Teacher, Abington Friends School
Wilderness Therapy Program Leader, The Monarch Center for Family Healing
Diversity Educator, Diversity Consulting & Sexual Violence Prevention Education
Non-Profit Work
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Teach for America
Communication, ACCION International
Member and Volunteer, Jubilee House Community; Center for Development in Central America
Research
Faculty Research Assistant, University of Cambridge
Research Analyst, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Research/Media Director, Texans for Public Justice
Media
Reporter, Business Week Magazine
Coordinator, Democracy Now! In Spanish
Systems Coordinator, The Washington Post
Faith Vocations
Ordained Clergy Person, United Church of Christ
Consultant, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
Faith Work Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Senior Pastor, Central Congregational Church
Development Work
Program Associate, Winrock International
Program Coordinator, Center for Global Education
Human Rights
High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations
Work with Goodwill Ambassadors, Japan Committee for UNICEF
Sustainable Agriculture
Professional Development Office, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
Instructor, University of Massachusetts, Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture Farmer, Organic CSA
Social Work
Social Worker, California Hospital
Psychotherapist, Private Practice
Bilingual Social Worker, Child Center of New York