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History Department
1600 Grand Ave.
Old Main, Room 311
St. Paul, MN 55105
phone: 651-696-6493
fax: 651-696-6498

OFFICE HOURS
September 1 through May 31
Weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
June 1 through August 31
Tuesdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


After Macalester

The study of history in all its variations provides valuable background for a wide range of careers, including education, law, business and international service. In addition, graduate schools are particularly interested in students from a broad-based history department like Macalester's.

  • Federico Helfgott '03 is enrolled in the Doctoral Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan.
  • Ariel Jacobs '02 was on campus in October 2004 to talk to our senior sminar about Teach for America. She was a 2002 Corps member for Teach for America in the Bronx, New York and is now teaching US history in a public high school in Manhattan.
  • Allen Wong '02 will be pursuing a Ph.D. in Sociology at SUNY Albany.
  • Karlos Hill '02 is in the graduate program of history at The University of Illinois-Champaign.
  • Jennie Snyder '02 is currently working as a paralegal in an immigration law firm in Omaha.
  • Chris Dayton '98 is studying the central Andean region of South America in the Archaeology Department at Boston University.
  • Elyssa McIntyre '99 is in the graduate program of history at Northwestern University.
  • Christopher Reksten '99 graduated from the London School of Economics in 2001 and is currently working in Structured Finance at the Bank of America.
  • Jason M. Sonnenfelt '99 is a PhD student at Virginia Tech. He is pursuing a doctorate in public administration with a concentration in international development. He also coordinates recruitmernt and professional development for Virginia Tech's Masters program.
  • Josh Kilbourne '99 worked in St. Paul as a chef for the summer.
  • Josina Bohmer-Tapia '99 works for the Macalester College Career Development Center.
  • Leanna Rosser '99 is pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of California-Davis after deferring enrollment for one year.
  • Ryan J. Wartick '99 studies law at the University of Missouri but has taken a brief leave of absence in order to help lead the Macalester Men's Rugby Club into eternal glory through ultimate victory, mostly against Carleton.


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