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Immigration Rights and Resources for the Campus Community

Careers & Alumni

No matter your path, you’ll leave the program ready to succeed

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.

Graduates are 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. 

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. 

Alumni Updates

Frankie Baker

Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, 2011

After graduating, Frankie Baker opened a NY Style Bakery, serving the local community up until selling it in 2022. The skills, community, and support that were gained while earning their degree, combined with life experience and being an entrepreneur, have brought Baker to their next journey/career in the mental health/social work field. They now work as a Youth Prevention Specialist in School-Based Wellness Centers at various school sites within Humboldt County. They will forever be grateful to the CRGS program for providing them with a solid foundation as they continue serving their community. 

Kimiko Nishitsuji

Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, 2016

After graduating with a degree in CRGS I'm 2016, Kimiko Nishitsuji spent the last three years as a county eligibility worker at the County of Humboldt. Prior to that, she served as the Patient Benefits Coordinator at Mad River Community Hospital. She recently relocated back to LA County and is the Medi-Cal Enrollment Specialist for WelbeHealth PACE, providing case management for medically complex at risk elders. She lives with her partner Patrick Notthoff (2012) and her cat Mr. Mochi.

Holly Lemyre

Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality StudiesAnthropology, 2017

Holly has had the unique pleasure of applying the toolkit gained in her CRGS degree to a field she'd never heard of before graduation: pelvic health. She's spent the last two and a half years working at Origin, a femtech startup committed to changing the future of health for individuals with a vaginal pelvic floor.

More Alumni Updates