Launching a Career of Impact: UMD Alumni Stories & Career Trajectories

Are you passionate about leadership, educational equity, and finding purpose-driven work after graduation? Curious how your major, internships, and campus experiences can translate into meaningful career opportunities?

Join Teach For America (TFA) for a powerful virtual conversation featuring University of Maryland alumni who have transformed their undergraduate experiences into impactful careers—both inside and far beyond the classroom.

Event Details

Monday, February 10
4:00–5:00 PM
Virtual
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What to Expect

This interactive alumni panel brings together UMD graduates who began their careers through Teach For America and have since pursued diverse professional paths. Panelists will share:

• How their majors, student organizations, jobs, and internships shaped their career direction
• What inspired them to join Teach For America
• Honest reflections on their TFA corps experience
• The leadership, communication, problem-solving, and professional skills they developed teaching
• How TFA served as a launching point for careers in education, law, medicine, business, and more

You’ll hear from alumni who are now:
✔️ A Harvard Law student
✔️ An ESOL educator
✔️ A medical student
✔️ A business owner
✔️ A teacher leader

Their stories highlight how TFA builds transferable skills that open doors to countless post-graduate opportunities.

Who Should Attend?

This event is open to all UMD students in the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) — or anyone interested in:

• Leadership and service
• Educational equity
• Exploring purpose-driven career pathways
• Learning how TFA can fit into (or launch!) your long-term goals

Don’t miss this chance to connect with inspiring Terps who have made an impact—and learn how you can too.

Posting note: The College of Behavioral & Social Sciences makes no representations or guarantees about positions posted on this Blog. Additionally, BSOS does not endorse any Employer, nor makes representations or guarantees about positions posted. We conduct a minimum level of due diligence on the employers and positions, however, we are not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions, or any other aspect of employment. Students are urged to perform due diligence in researching employers when applying for or accepting private, off-campus employment.