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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3 Social-Impact Lessons from Past Presidents

Many of us strive to be good role models in our careers, but few of our jobs come with the public spotlight of the United States presidency. The president’s views on social justice can influence the beliefs of an entire …

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The Everything Guide to a Career in Public Service

When I was 13 years old, I went to science camp. One day, I sat and listened as a scientist described what global warming was going to do to the planet—rising ocean levels, mass extinctions, devastation of populations around the …

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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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A Day in the Life: Policy Analyst in a Nonprofit Advocacy Group (Energy)

8:00 AM: Arrive at the office and start the morning with your daily review of the news wires to see what developments are afoot in the energy world:  corporate merger rumors, congressional legislation proposals, updates on the latest accounting scandal, announcements by a foreign …

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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 …

By Brianne LaBare
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 …

By Brianne LaBare
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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