Sowing knowledge, growing resilience: students strengthen partnerships by volunteering
During the fall, education & youth studies’ students partnered with a wide range of stateline area organizations, including the Merrill Community Sharing Garden, the Welty Environmental Center, Nature at the Confluence, local food pantries, Todd Elementary Reading Club, and others. A significant number of students chose to volunteer with the Merrill Community Sharing Garden, where their projects explored…
Education & youth studies celebrates fall 2025 student teachers’ success
The Department of Education and Youth studies (EDYS) continues its tradition of excellence in preparing future educators. In Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, twenty students successfully completed their student teaching and earned their teaching certifications.
Interpreting silence: Daniel Wilkinson, Weissberg Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice
Daniel Wilkinson , senior advisor at Climate Rights International, shared insights from his three-decades career as a lawyer and writer who has advocated for human rights in the United States and worldwide. Wilkinson was this year’s Weissberg Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice , engaging in conversations on campus around the theme of his keynote,…
Graduates pursue master’s degrees in a wide variety of fields, including administration, development, education, human rights, international affairs, public health, public policy, and social work. Other graduates opt to go to law school.
Graduates find employment in a wide variety of fields in public, private, and non-profit sectors.
Beloit graduates have attended the following institutions for graduate degrees in various fields of study.
American University: International Affairs, International Peace and Conflict Resolution
Arizona State: Non-profit Leadership
Carnegie-Mellon University: Public Policy
Columbia, Teacher’s College: International and Comparative Education, Developmental Psychology
Columbia, School of International and Public Affairs: Economic and Political Development, Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy: Law and Diplomacy
Georgetown: International Development Policy, School of Foreign Service
Harvard: School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins University: School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Public Health
New School for Social Research: Urban Policy Analysis
New York University: International Nonprofit Management and Policy
Syracuse University: Environmental Economics, International Relations
University of California Los Angeles: Public Policy
University of California San Diego: Master of Pacific International Affairs
University of Chicago: Policy Administration, Social Service Administration
University of Illinois Chicago: Public Health
University of Iowa: Social Work
University of London: Development Studies
University of Maryland: Clinical Social Work, Public Policy
University of Minnesota: Human Rights, Healthcare Administration
University of San Francisco: Nonprofit Administration
University of Washington: Geography, Public Health
University of Wisconsin: Public Policy
Beloit graduates have attended the following institutions for law degrees.
American University
Case Western Reserve University
City University of New York
Harvard
Loyola University Chicago
Tulane University
University of Colorado
University of Memphis
University of Michigan
Washington University (St. Louis)
Beloit alumni are currently working in these and similar organizations.
American Association of University Women: Policy Associate
America Votes: Director of Strategic Initiatives
Best Buy: Responsible sourcing & human rights
Centro Educativo Agave, Spain: Teacher
Colorado Poverty Law Project: Gender Advocacy in Housing Lead
Cultural Survival: Development Associate
Everytown for Gun Safety: Political Manager
Fulbright Fellowship: English Teaching Assistant
Immigration: Paralegal
Latino Policy Forum: Educational policy analysis
Mile High Youth Corps: Planning Grant Manager
National Academy for State Health Policy: Senior Policy Analyst
New York City Department of Education
New York Immigration Coalition: Community Programming
New York Legal Assistance Group: Staff Attorney, Tenants’ Rights Unit
Orleans Public Defenders: Staff Investigator
Physicians for Human Rights: Deputy Director of Research
Peace Corps: Volunteer
Spanicus: Court Interpreter
Transgender Strategy Center: Capacity Coach
U.S. Foreign Service: Officer
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Education & youth studies celebrates fall 2025 student teachers’ success
The Department of Education and Youth studies (EDYS) continues its tradition of excellence in preparing future educators. In Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, twenty students successfully completed their student teaching and earned their teaching certifications.
From Beloit College to the classroom: An EDYS alumna makes an impact
Beloit native and education & youth studies alumna Bre Noack ’22 has turned her passion for working with children into a meaningful career as an elementary teacher and coach in her hometown.
