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Department of Classics
The University of Mississippi

Careers and Alumni

What can philosophy majors do after graduation? Meet a few…

Kaitlyn Barnes

Kaitlyn Barnes

Public Policy Counsel, Southern Center for Human Rights

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Kaitlyn Barnes
Vinod Kannuthurai

Vinod Kannuthurai

Foreign Affairs Officer, US Department of State

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Vinod Kannuthurai
Ty Gill

Ty Gill

Master's student in linguistics, Université Jean Moulin in Lyon, France

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Ty Gill
Gabby Coggin

Gabby Coggin

Internship Coordinator & Academic Advisor, University of South Carolina Honors College

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Gabby Coggin
Colby Roberts

Colby Roberts

Attorney, Condon Tobin Sladek Thornton Nerenberg PLLC

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Colby Roberts
Dr. Diane Fortenberry

Dr. Diane Fortenberry

retired Senior Editor, Phaidon Press

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Dr. Diane Fortenberry
Alicia Dixon

Alicia Dixon

LLM in Art, Business, and Law student, Queen Mary University of London

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Alicia Dixon
Douglas Ray

Douglas Ray

Director of Child Wellbeing and College Counseling, Avenues: The World School in Shenzhen, China

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Douglas Ray
Sharon Possehl

Sharon Possehl

Latin Teacher, Founders Classical Academy

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Sharon Possehl

Classics Careers

A liberal arts education empowers and prepares students to deal with complexity and change through a broad knowledge of the world.  They gain key skills in communication, problem-solving, and working with a diverse group of people.

Our classics alumni are working in many different sectors of the economy, with the largest six groups shown in this infographic. The largest percentages are working in law, business and financial firms, and higher education.

Related careers include educator, archivist, cultural affairs officer, travel consultant, foreign service officer, museum curator, immigration officer, doctor, lawyer, & librarian.

 

Our graduates are …

  • Chief judge, Mississippi State Court of Appeals
  • Principal, Museum Concepts
  • Editor, Hyper Nine Media
  • Manager, Lincoln Center Theater
  • Surgery physician, University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Web developer, University of California, Irvine
  • Faculty, Brown University
  • Foreign Affairs Officer, US Department of State
  • Political Consultant, K. Ford & Company
  • Chief Operating Officer, Intelligent Robotics
  • Associate Editor, Travel Weekly
  • Teacher, NW Arkansas Classical Academy

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