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»Where Peace and Justice Studies can Lead You

Peace and Justice students are strongly encouraged to pursue internships. Students can receive course credit for the internships they complete. Wilkinson College’s career advisor provides support to students in finding and applying for internships in their areas of interest. 

US Institute of Peace
Americorp
United Nations
Nadias Initiative
Department of State
Human Rights Watch
Amnesty
Peace Corps

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Additional Resources

Students seeking information on careers, internships, and graduate study are encouraged to consult Chapman University’s Career and Professional Development and the Program in Peace and World Security Studies (PAWSS) website. For a description of the field of peace studies and careers that flow from it, please see the KROC Institute for Peace Studies and Peace & Conflict Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

What our Alumni are up to!

USAID (Christine Lathrop), ACLU, United Way, FEMA, the Red Cross, U.S. Department of Defense (Kamaile Parton), Disability Rights California, Catholic Community Services, CBS, Orange Coast College, Portland Defender, USC Office of Strategic & Global Initiatives (Max Lopez), Impact Tulsa, Latinx & Immigrant Family Wellness Hub (Marrissa Zurate), Global Rights for Women (Sophia Morrissette); Futures without Violence; National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE), Anti-Defamation League (Sydney Dalessi), Crowell & Moring LLP (Shreya), OC Human Relations, The Production Board, The Music Center (LA), and sooo many more non-profits! 
Berkana McDowell
Berkana McDowell ('23 Peace Studies and Environmental Science and Policy)
Current Job: Environmental Resilience Associate, with a focus on climate resilience and national security
Since graduation, I have received my masters in Environmental Management from Yale. My Peace studies degree supported my admission to Yale school of the Environment, because of my unique interdisciplinary edge. In terms of knowledge, I have a better holistic picture of justice, equity, social change, and humanitarianism, intertwined with environmental science. While at Chapman, I focused on social change within my Peace Studies classes. As an Environmental Resilience Associate, I work on a number of projects that bridge environmental resilience and national security for nations throughout the Indo Pacific.
Karli Jean Lonnquist
Alumni: Karli Jean Lonnquist ( Peace and Justice)
Current Job: I started a nonprofit called Dale's Studio Theater that creates accessible performing arts opportunities and education for disabled people of all ages in Orange County.
My Peace and Justice Major taught me hard skills, yes, but it was the soft skills that truly made an impact on who I am. When you are surrounded by professors and mentors who invest in and show up for you, lead with empathy, and celebrate everyone, you become a someone who aims to serve, with and for others, wholeheartedly and with compassion. Because of the professors in the Peace and Justice Studies Department, I am now a person of service everywhere I go. My advice to undergrads is to take classes that expose you to a wide array of experiences, peoples, governments, policies, and ways of creating peace. The more you step outside of your comfort zone and learn about those you might otherwise know nothing about, the more you will grow as a citizen and human.
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