Alumni Outcomes

HNN Editor-in-Chief Kyla Sommers, BA ’13, PhD ’19, and author Sidney Blumenthal stand together smiling — History News Network Editor-in-Chief Kyla Sommers, BA ’13, PhD ’19, and author Sidney Blumenthal at an event on GW's campus

The GW Department of History is proud of its undergraduate and graduate alumni who have used their education as a springboard to successful careers in law, the military, medicine, government, nongovernmental organizations, journalism, politics and teaching. They have published books, won fellowships and taught in universities from Colorado to China.

Resources for Alumni

Recent Undergraduate Alumni Employers

ABC News
Atomic Heritage Foundation
Center for American Progress
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Disney ABC Television Group
DC Public Schools
Fox Associates

Grassroots Campaigns
IBM
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program
National History Center
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
U.S. House of Representatives
The Washington Post

More Undergraduate Alumni Outcomes

Edward Gillespie

BA '92
Baltimore Police Academy

"Being out in the city as a cop can be such a culture shock. Literature, history and philosophy helped me through some difficult situations. ... The humanities are a window into understanding people."

Recent Graduate Alumni Employers

1% for the Planet
California State University, Long Beach
Constitutional Sources Project
City College of New York
East Tennessee State University
Jefferson Management Consultants
Lyngo
Missouri University of Science and Technology
National Archives
National Security Archive
Northrop Grumman

Oklahoma State University
Peking University High School
Steptoe and Johnson
Tarleton State University
University of Amsterdam
University of Sioux Falls
U.S. Army
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of the Interior
Virginia Military Institute

More Graduate Alumni Outcomes

Alumni News

Detective Edward Gillespie, BA '92, uses humanities lessons to train Baltimore police.

Plato and Policing: Alumnus’ Unique Class for Cops

Whether he’s policing Baltimore’s streets or teaching cops in the classroom, Detective Edward Gillespie, BA ’92, emphasizes the lessons he’s learned from literature, history and philosophy.

The Fight and Fury of the Z-Man

Photographer Michael Zagaris, BA '67, has shot rock gods and all-stars for 50 years. During his career, he’s photographed some of the biggest celebrities of their time: Patti Smith, Peter Frampton, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Bill Walsh and Joe Montana.