Students from the Liberal Studies department critically explore and intensively examine the core issues of our time, establishing intellectual foundations that extend far beyond the classroom experience. Students continue their scholarship at prestigious
universities or find employment in their fields of expertise.
MA alumni have pursued additional study as doctoral students in:
- Music history, Yale University
- Ethnomusicology, Columbia University
- Comparative literature, Northwestern University
- Politics, The New School for Social Research
- Cultural studies, George Mason University
Alumni also work in the following sectors:
Media
- Editor, Washington Post
- Researcher and producer, Radiolab
- Founding editor in chief, LITERALIA (Mexico)
- Digital editor, Egmont
- Assistant managing editor, Asymptote journal
- Writer, Metropollination
- Proofreader, Geotext Translations
- Freelance digital strategist
- Freelance writer and editor
Nonprofits and NGOs
- Founder and director, Redymencion (Mexico)
- Director of programs, Independent Curators International
- Research director, Project Continua
- Community integration specialist, Elmcrest Children's Center
- Activist and advocate for prisoners' rights
Education, Libraries, and Museums
- Creative director, Brooklyn Public Library
- Program manager, LaGuardia Community College
- Project manager, The New School
- Teaching assistant, University of King's College (Canada)
- Teacher, Albanian International School
- Research assistant, Art Institute of Chicago
- Adjunct English professor, Pace University
Government
- Legal advisor, Punjab Commission on the Status of Women in Pakistan
Business
- Strategic planning lead, RAPP Healthwell