Welcome to the Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning

Everyone’s career path is unique. Whether you’re a first year or a senior, we offer resources and advising to help you consider and shape your own way forward through internships, networking, jobs, alumni connections, or reflection on how your academic …

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50 social impact innovations that might save the world

This article showcases organizations and institutions using innovations within equality, community, empowerment and the environment.

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Education, Exploration, and empowerment: highlighting the asian university for women Teaching fellowship

The Asian University for Women (AUW) aims to provide education, skill-building, and empowerment for women of developing countries unable to access higher education due to a lack of opportunities for women, danger to safety, or economic concerns. The AUW teaching …

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16 Best Social Impact Jobs: Careers That Drive Change

This article shares 16 careers in social impact.

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DOE: We’re hiring 1,000 workers in infrastructure push

The Department of Energy is focused on hiring workers due to the bipartisan infrastructure law.

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How to be involved in Environmental Impact at Amherst and Beyond

A 2021 study conducted by the Pew Research Center shows that 37% of Gen Zers say addressing global climate change is a top concern to them personally. The growing awareness of climate change, sustainability, and energy conservation has created a …

By Brianne LaBare
Brianne LaBare Peer Career Advisor
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Top 5 Careers that Promote Civic Engagement

Civic engagement careers range from hands-on community engagement efforts to matters of the law. Professionals in these broad interdisciplinary fields are involved with developing, enacting, interpreting, or applying laws and policies at the local, state/regional, national or international levels. They …

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Brianne LaBare Peer Career Advisor
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6 Grad Schools to Create a Life-Long Career in Humanitarian Efforts & Social Justice

In addition to working for nonprofits, education, and government careers, students looking to gain more experience consider graduate schools that specialize in social justice efforts. From San Francisco State University to the University of Massachusetts, there are many options to …

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Brianne LaBare Peer Career Advisor
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Alumni Spotlight: Luke Murumba ’05

Civic-Minded

At an early age, Murumba’s refugee parents, who hailed from Uganda, instilled a reverence for civic impact that would later define much of Murumba’s journey in the civic impact field.

Murumba continued his pursuit of civic impact ventures outside …

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Brianne LaBare Peer Career Advisor
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Summer Internship Recap & Advice From Chloe Metz ’23

Metz’s interest in criminal justice reform and civic impact began in the summer of 2021 when she interned for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield, Massachusetts. During her stint at the office during the summer and fall, Metz “got to …

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Brianne LaBare Peer Career Advisor
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Alumni Spotlight: Jay Nash ’73

Glee Club to the Peace Corps

Nash first discovered his passion for social justice during a summer trip to Africa in 1972. Hosted by the Amherst College Glee Club, the trip allowed him to gain exposure to various areas in …

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Brianne LaBare Peer Career Advisor
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