Career services will be spotlighting Hillsdale’s history program on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Gillespie Room in the Dow Leadership Center. Faculty will provide a brief overview of the program, followed by talks from at least four professionals, who will share how they found success after earning their history degrees from Hillsdale College.
“We have scheduled alumni from careers in politics, business, non-profit, and ministry to talk to our students,” said Keith Miller, assistant director of career services. “There is a wide gamut of options for those with history degrees. You don’t just have to be a history teacher.”
Assistant Professor of History Matthew Gaetano said that a history degree teaches writing and interpretational skills and makes people wiser.
“Generally speaking, wise people do well in life,” he said. “It’s part of the broader liberal education. It’s part of being a good human being.”
The purpose of this event is to reach out to students in the history program and show them the opportunities available to them after graduation. This is part of a four-part series put on by career services. The first two spotlighted English and sports studies, and plans for an economics night are underway.
“These spotlights have been a great way to get to know faculty and coordinate efforts,” Miller said. “They’ve been really supportive of us, and it’s nice to be on the same page.”
