Featured Alumni
If you would like to share what you have been up to since graduating from CC with a major or minor
in Classics, please email classics@coloradocollege.edu. We would love to hear from you!
Paige Harari
Class of 2017
Paige is currently living in Brooklyn, NY working as a Production Assistant in the Film/TV industry.
"While my current profession doesn't revolve around Classics per se, the ability to decipher the interconnectedness between different industries, people and beliefs is a skill I learned from the Classics program. Classics courses always push you to draw connections not only between different myths or ways of life between Greeks and Romans for example, but between antiquity and our current state of the world. Seeking to find those connections has allowed my professional network to flourish and made me incredibly adaptable to changing work environments."
Sabrina Piersol
Class of 2017
Sabrina graduated with a double major in Classics and Studio Art. She is a painter based in Aspen, CO, where she is also the Youth & Family Programs Manager at the Aspen Museum of Art.
"Classics had an important effect on the artwork I produce, particularly on my environmental paintings. These explore the meaning and value of fragments. My ideas were heavily influenced by the study of Sappho's poetic fragments in Ancient Greek, which I first encountered at Colorado College and then studied further while getting my MFA at UC San Diego."
Maddie Cahill-Sanidas
Class of 2017
Maddie is an Associate at Campaign Finance Consultants, a political consulting firm in Washington, DC. In September 2020, she will begin the Flex MBA program at Georgetown University.
"I think something unique to the Classics major cohort are the ties you have within the major - for example, Emma Johnson is one of my closest friends in Washington - Classics brought us together!"
Alexis Davis
Class of 2018, Ancient History Minor
Alexis is currently working for the Denver Public Library.
"Having a thematic minor in Ancient World has allowed me to have great conversations with my patrons and coworkers regarding Greek mythology and Greek literature! I've even been asked by patrons to give talks about Ancient Greece."
Spencer Cortney Green
Class of 2012
Classics-History-Politics Major
Spencer just finished their coursework for the Masters of Humanities program at the University of Colorado Denver with a focus area of philosophy and theory and a certificate in women and gender studies. They are currently writing their thesis and researching potential PhD programs. They have also been working in the nonprofit sector in Denver since graduating from CC in 2012.
"My Classics education prepared me exceptionally well for graduate studies. Even though there was a five year break between leaving CC and starting my MH program, both the course material and skills taught to me by Owen and Sanjaya were still applicable and in my memory, a testament to their quality of instruction."
David Wright
Class of 2014
David has been working in marketing and management for a couple of small breweries in Denver and in rural, souther Illinois since graduating from CC. He will be switching gears in fall 2021 and attending a graduate program for urban planning (deferred a year due to COVID-19.)
"My Classics thesis was on inebriation/altered states and communication with the divine in the ancient world and, through this project, Owen helped me attain a Venture Grant to study microbrewery culture in different parts of Colorado and how it connected to local communities. Classics instilled in me a real interest in how people interact with their surrounding communities and how those communities take shape, leading me to want to pursue urban planning in the future."
Emily Kohut
Class of 2016
Emily is currently working for Penrose Library in downtown Colorado Springs in the Family and Children's Services Department.
"Classics always fed my need to be around and consuming stories. Literature has always driven me, and the myths, history, etc., that I was able to immerse myself in through Classics at CC filled my soul and encouraged me to continue to seek stories. Working at a library, and specifically for children, really just fuels that fire as I get to work with and share stories constantly! (Plus every once in a while I get to yell about the myths and lore I love!)"Cassandra Casias
Graduation Year: 2011
Hometown: Pueblo, CO
Currently living in: Durham, NC
Current Occupation: Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University
What was your experience like as a Classics-History-Politics major?
I loved it! I had trouble narrowing down what I wanted to study, and CHP allowed me to take a wide variety of classes. Not only did I learn multiple languages snd study several historical periods, but I was also able to learn about political theory, religion, and comparative literature.
Why were you interested in focusing on Classics-History-Politics as your major?
During my first two blocks, I took History of the Book with Carol Neel, and she showed me that CHP would allow me to explore a lot of different topics. By taking Latin and Greek, I was able to better understand the ancient and medieval foundations of many aspects of the modern world.
How are you using your major in your post-CC life?
Although I eventually narrowed my focus to Roman history, majoring in CHP taught me to think broadly and make connections in my research to other fields of study, as well as to maintain a wide variety of interests.