Alum Success Stories
Our philosophy grads go on to do big things in their professional lives.
From law and government to tech, research and more, our graduates prove they can work in almost any field. Learn how VCU's philosophy program set up the following inspiring alums for career success, with a sneak peek from 2018 grad Melat Kassa:
My degree in philosophy has been critical to my jobs in two ways: it has helped me ask better questions and clearly advocate for why my point of view is the right course of action to take.
Meet Our Alums
Carlos Carrion
Legal Counsel, Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights and Inclusion for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Ethan Hamilton
Ontology Analyst at Enterprise Knowledge
Andrea Jackson
Data Science Analytics Developer at Langley Federal Credit Union
Melat Kassa
Quantitative Market Research Consultant at Known Media
Aaron Kemmerer
Doctoral Student in the VCU School of Social Work
Hellen Martinez
Immigration Paralegal at Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C. Immigrants First
Thomas Mick
TechCollege Campus Learning Lead Engineer at Capital One
Regan Price
Public Administration Intern at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government
Share Your Story
Are you a VCU philosophy alum who wants to share your success story? We'd love to hear from you!