{"id":50,"date":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:41:55","slug":"careers-in-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-african-and-african-diaspora-studies\/careers-in-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in AADS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-50\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>What kind of jobs can I get with a degree in AADS?<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2025\/06\/54517639664_6538bceef2_o-1.jpg\" width=\"990\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2025\/06\/54517639664_6538bceef2_o-1.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2025\/06\/54517639664_6538bceef2_o-1-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2025\/06\/54517639664_6538bceef2_o-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/180\/2025\/06\/54517639664_6538bceef2_o-1-768x775.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" title=\"54517639664_6538bceef2_o\" alt=\"A decorated graduation cap shows an illustration of a woman in a yellow dress with a blue sash and the words, &quot;I trust the next chapter because I know the Author. Luke 1:37.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Highlighted Jobs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Multicultural Programming<\/li>\n<li>Library Science<\/li>\n<li>Counseling &amp; Therapy<\/li>\n<li>Domestic and International Advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Disaster &amp; Disease Relief<\/li>\n<li>HIV\/AIDS Advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Grant Writing<\/li>\n<li>Journalism<\/li>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<li>Government Relations<\/li>\n<li>Immigration Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Other Potential Jobs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Ethnography<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy (human rights\/social justice)<\/li>\n<li>Archaeology<\/li>\n<li>Business<\/li>\n<li>Community Development<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Resource Management (CRM)<\/li>\n<li>Development\/Training<\/li>\n<li>Education\/Outreach<\/li>\n<li>Environment and Natural Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">AADS Career <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; 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