American Studies Alumni Stories
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TC CORLESS
“You will do better in whatever job you are in if you read a lot of varied information.”
DAVE DIXON
“Of course earning a living is important, but gaining the kind of interdisciplinary education you get with an American Studies degree will give you opportunities that will lead you to interesting and unexpected places in life.”
ERIC DAVIS
“Several people warned me that American Studies wouldn’t offer many career opportunities, but I persisted nonetheless. It was very much worth it!”
ASHLEY ALLRED BURR
“My degree taught me how to be curious and think critically.”
BRIAN DAVIS
“I believe the broad approach of my American Studies degree has helped me keep a big-picture perspective in professional settings (and in life).”
JUSTIN BYTHEWAY
“I have found the class choices I pursued to pop up in surprising ways. I took a jazz history class and have worked with jazz musicians. I took a diplomatic history class and have worked with the Department of State’s Office of the Historian.”