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Careers & Alumni
You will graduate with core skills in critical thinking, research, writing, and organization. The curriculum foregrounds dialogue and active learning and students gain strong communication and leadership skills.
You will be prepared to enter fields like politics and government, law, business, social services, activism and community organizing. In addition, CRGS alumni will be in a strong position to enter and successfully complete graduate study programs in a number of disciplines, as well as professional and credential programs, leading to a range of career paths.
No matter your path, you’ll leave the program ready to succeed.
Related Job Titles
The following list is not meant to be all inclusive; many other job alternatives and titles may exist. Some require further education. As an ESM major, careers could reach across other concentration areas; refer to those career guides.
Gender/Race issues advocate
Campaign Worker
Social Worker
Non-Governmental Agencies Worker
Youth Counselor
Volunteer Services Coordinator
Community Planning Specialist
Special Programming Coordinator
Gender/Race issues coordinator
Public Information Coordinator
Census/Survey Worker
Social Science Researcher
Data Analyst
Research Associate
Social Services Case Manager
Social Worker
Public opinion analyst
Editor
Journalist
Teacher
Resource consultant
School administrator
Sexual Assault Prevention Educ.
Victim Advocate
Family Services Specialist
Public Relations Advisor
Intake Counselor/Eligibility Worker
Immigration Specialist
Policy Analyst
Market Research Analyst
Cultural Resource Manager
Non-profit Administrator
Community Organizer/Outreach
Marketable Skills
Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
Background in CRGS, Ethnic Studies, Psychology, English, Women's Studies, Legal Issues, Globalization, Environmental Issues and Anthropology.
Extensive Analytical and Investigative Skills
Gathering Information Through Research
Conducting Field Studies
Sampling and Surveying
Policy Analysis
Multi-Faceted Human Relations
Sensitivity to People and Problems/ Assessing Needs
Understanding of Institutional, Personal, and Interpersonal Dimensions of Class, Race, Gender, Sexuality, Physical Ability, Age and Nationality
Ability to Communicate Across Differences
Engage Ethically with Differences and Commonalities
Understand Human Relationships/Social Processes
Ability to Represent Others
Critical Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies have given alumni opportunities to work in their fields around the world.
Some alumni have gone on to graduate schools. Others lead non-profits, work in journalism, education, law, policy and government. We are critical thinkers with progressive ideas that celebrate and elevate underrepresented voices.
Featured Alumni
Alumni Updates
Aaron Jensen Murphy
Environmental Science & Management, 2017
After graduating, Aaron worked on campus for Facilities Management as a groundsworker. In 2021, he moved from Arcata to Salt Lake City, Utah, to work as a Senior Natural Resource Technician for the Salt Lake City Public Lands Department. For the last two years, Aaron has worked for Salt Lake County Flood Control as a Permit Review Specialist. In his current position, he regulates all aspects of floodplain development within the county, including the installation of structures, channel realignments, and watershed restoration. He has remained passionate about environmental stewardship, professional development, and fostering successful partnerships with state and federal agencies.
Natalie Burghardt
Environmental Science & Management, 2020
Jesse Bobrow and Natalie Burghardt are engaged! They both attended Humboldt State University from 2017-2020.
Adam Cashman
Environmental Science & Management, 2021
Adam Cashman is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. Cashman wanted to travel to a different country and work in a different ecosystem and hoped to learn more about agriculture, restoration in subtropical ecosystems, and African culture. He is looking forward to making friends along the way and will serve as a volunteer in Zambia in the environment sector.