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Alumni

Our Public History graduates have gone on to attend graduate programs at the following institutions…

  • Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
  • College of William & Mary, Master of Arts in History
  • Cooperstown Graduate Program, State University of New York, Master of Arts in Museum Studies
  • Harvard Extension School, Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies (Museum Studies)
  • Historic Jamestown Archaeological Field School, University of Virginia
  • Huntington Ingalls – Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School
  • Northeastern University, Master of Arts in History with a Concentration in Public History
  • Shippensburg University, Master of Arts in Applied History
  • University of Leeds, Master of Arts in History of Health, Medicine, and Society
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Master of Science in Library Science
  • University of South Carolina, Master of Information and Library Science

Our Public History graduates have also applied their skills in a variety of professions, including…

  • Account management for an IT, research, and advisory firm (Washington, DC)
  • Archaeological & Cultural Solutions, Inc. (Williamsburg, VA)
  • Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps & Program Associate, EZRA Multi-Service Center (Chicago, IL)
  • Digital Outreach Educator, Virginia Museum of History & Culture (Richmond, VA)
  • Director of Education and Archives, Salem Museum & Historical Society (Salem, VA)
  • Fairfield Foundation: Center for Archaeology, Preservation, and Education (Gloucester, VA)
  • Graduate intern, Cumberland County Historical Society (Carlisle, PA)
  • Graduate intern, Hancock Shaker Village (Pittsfield, MA)
  • Interim Curator, Washington County Historical Society and Miller House Museum (Hagerstown, MD)
  • Historian, R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc. (Frederick, MD)
  • Legal assistant/Paralegal for a law firm (Winston-Salem, NC)
  • Library Services Specialist, Radford Public Library (Radford, VA)
  • Meetings and Virtual Events Assistant, American Historical Association (Washington, DC)
  • Museum Educator, Mordecai Historic Park (Raleigh, NC)
  • Seasonal Interpreter, Blue Ridge Institute and Museum (Ferrum, VA)
  • Secondary School History & Humanities Teacher (Martinsville, VA)
  • Social Media Coordinator, Glencoe Mansion, Museum, and Gallery (Radford, VA)
  • Teaching Assistant, National History Academy (Middleburg, VA)

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