Alumni
What can you do with a Comparative Literature major? You'll see by the short bios of some of our alumni below that the possibilities vary widely. A full 25% of our graduates work in the field of education, from elementary up through college level, while the rest work in areas as diverse as law, medicine, banking and commerce, non-profits, art, music, and writing. Take a look; see what some of our graduates have been doing!
2008
Tristan Bates--graduate student in Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago
Anna Morton--Personal Assistant to CEO of Urban Villages, Inc. in Denver, CO
2007
Briana Aragon--graduate student at Pennsylvania State University, working toward her PhD in Comparative Literature
Rachel Feder--graduate student in English at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Sasha Gerdel--graduate student in Chiropractic Medicine at Life University; Chiropractic Assistant at Botha Family Chiropractic in Denver, CO
Shari Gerstenberger--independent buyer for the Buffalo Exchange in Austin, TX
Sara Rubin--Research Coordinator for Chipotle Mexican Grill in Denver, CO
2006
Omer Bar-or--graduate student at the University of California-Los Angeles
Nina Fink--works in Philanthropy for the Tides Foundation
Nathan Rouse--legal assistant for Darby and Darby in Seattle, WA
Sarah Solon--graduate student at Georgetown University Law Center (JD) and Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School (Public Affairs)
Ari Stiller-Shulman--Development Director for Twenty First Century Colorado in Denver, CO
2005
Dimitri Adloff--JD from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2008; attorney with Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti in Denver, CO
Haley Cornyn--Executive Assistant for The Patriot Group in Austin, TX
Sarah McCaffrey--graduate student in Communication/Rhetoric and research assistant at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA
Christy Wray--Special Assistant for the City of New York, Office of the Mayor's Commission on Women's Issues
2004
Andrea Bell--graduate student at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, working toward her PhD in Art History
Jereme Guerrero--Staffing Consultant for Kenexa in Englewood, CO
Michael Landis--graduate student in law at Fordham University School of Law; paralegal at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York City
2002
Meghan McMackin--MAT from Seattle University in 2005, graduate student in Hispanic Studies at the University of Washington
Nicky Stephens--real estate for D.R. Stephens & Company in San Francisco, CA
Bettina Swigger--Executive Director for COPPeR (Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) in Colorado Springs, CO
2000
Ben Harvey--Financial Advisor in Colorado Springs, CO
1998
Whitney Wrenn Deuel--freelance proofreader/copyeditor
Shannon Roberts--studied French literature, film, and linguistics at La Sorbonne in Paris; User Interface Designer for projekt202 in Austin, TX
1997
Stacy Nakamura Brinkman--MA in East Asian Studies from Princeton University in 2001, MLIS in Library and Information Science from Rutgers University in 2005, PhD in East Asian Studies (ABD) at Princeton University; employed as Art/Architecture Librarian at Miami University
Joel Morris--MA in Comparative Literature from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2004, PhD candidate in Comparative Literature and German at Northwestern University
1996
Jean-Marc Duplantier--MA in French Studies (2003), and PhD in French Studies (2006) from Louisiana State University; English teacher at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, LA
1994
Jennifer Frank-Doggett--MA in Counseling Psychology from Adams State University in 1998; self-employed Mental Health Counselor in Issaquah, WA
Angela Hunter--MA in French Literature from New York University in 1997, PhD in Comparative Literature from Emory University in 2004; Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock
Joshua Keilty--M.Ed. in Curriculum Instruction-Science from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2007; Science Teacher and Director of Outdoor Education at the Alexander Dawson School in Las Vegas, NV
1993
Sarah Hadley Borgerding--MS in Applied Psychology from St. Cloud University in 2001; school counselor at Brent International School in Subic Bay, the Philippines
Todd Keathley--Director of ITG, Inc. (Institutional Equity Sales and Training) in New York City
Alexandra Lescaze--filmmaker, specifically of the 2004 documentary WHERE DO YOU STAND?
Carolyn McCarthy--MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College in 2004; freelance travel writer
Martha Ross--MA in Social Work from the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago; Senior Research Manager in the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, dealing in education and health policy issues
Chloe Rutter-Jensen--MA in Hispanic Literature from New York University in 1995, PhD in Literature from the University of California-San Diego in 2002; Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies at Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia
Erika Williams--self-employed pianist/accompanist
1991
Laurel Vidmar Buckner--JD from the University of Denver School of Law in 1997; LLM (Taxation) from the University of Washington School of Law in 1998; Associate General Counsel for SonicWALL, Inc. in Seattle, WA
1989
Bettina Mok--MA in International Administration from the School for International Training in 1995; Program Manager for Student Conservation Association and Co-Founder/Co-Director for World Bridges in Oakland, CA
1986
Alberto Hernandez-Lemus--Associate Professor of Philosophy at Colorado College