Alumni Profiles

Getting a degree in Classics can open up a wide range of future careers for students: Medicine, Law, International Affairs, Journalism, Publishing, Education (at all levels), Theater, and Theology (for more career information, click here). Many students go on to pursue graduate degrees in a variety of fields (Classics, History, English, Comparative Literature, Linguistics etc.). Classics is one of the only truly interdisciplinary fields of study and, as such, is ideally suited to helping students learn to read critically, write fluently, and think analytically about a broad range of human concerns. A degree in Classics prepares students with the analytical skills they will need to succeed in any arena.

Recent Classics Grads: What Are They Doing Now?

Vernon Edmondson, ’04, Greek and Latin Teacher at St Marks School (Mass.)
Krystal Williams, ’04, Georgetown University School of Law
Brian Chamberlayne, ’04 Cornell University School of Law
Gregory Graves-Thomas, ’04, Peace Corps
Marianna Ofosu, '03, Rhodes Scholar, studying for an MPhil in Development at Oxford University
Marian Kane, '03, studying for a Masters degree in Theology at Duke University
Janyn Baird, ’03, Dental School, Howard University
Uche Nwamara, ’03, Joint Program, Ancient History (PhD) and Law,
Harvard University
Keith Harris, ’02 PhD student in Classics, University of Pennsylvania
Britt Johnson,’00, University of Arkansas School of Law
Markus Hunt ‘92, Playwrite and Latin Teacher (NYC)

For more information on recent grads, read the latest edition of Hermes, the official newsletter of the Department of Classics at Howard.