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December 5, 2018

Episode 27 – Digital Humanities in Independent Schools

Abigail Turner All, Alumni Aloud Podcast alumni, digital humanities, history, independent schools, K-12 education, MALS, teaching jobs

Chris Meatto is an alumnus of the Graduate Center's MALS program. His concentration was digital humanities with a focus in history. He teaches history and global studies at Greens Farms Academy, an independent school in Connecticut. In this episode of Alumni Aloud, Chris sheds light on the hiring process of independent schools and explains what he enjoys most about developing curriculum, working with teenagers, and collaborating with fellow teachers.

May 9, 2018

Episode 17 – History at Pew Research Center

Abigail Turner All, Alumni Aloud Podcast academic environment, editor, history, Pew Research Center, PhD, senior writer, transferable skills

Jeff Diamant is Senior Writer and Editor at Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. He received his PhD in History from the Graduate Center in 2016. In this episode of Alumni Aloud, Jeff talks with us about the academic and journalistic environment at Pew, and the most helpful skills he learned while at the Graduate Center.

March 7, 2018

Episode 13 – History at the FDA

Abigail Turner All, Alumni Aloud Podcast alumni, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, history, job search, Library of Congress, National Archives, PhD, research skills

Vanessa Burrows is a historian at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She is a graduate of the Graduate Center's PhD Program in History. In this episode of Alumni Aloud, Vanessa discusses her job search process, the skills she uses in her work, and the rewards of being a civil servant. Vanessa found her experience conducting research with federal records in the National Archives and the Library of Congress to be a critical qualification for her current position, and that work afforded skills and familiarity with records that she now calls on frequently in her daily work.